Where does “dẹ̄men” come from?

dẹ̄men (Middle English) comes from Old English dēman, from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “dẹ̄men”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēmanto judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,...
2Proto-West Germanicdōmijanto judge, to deem
3Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dẹ̄men”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan →