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Where does “demester” come from?

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

Ancestry of “demester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeemTo judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to...
2Middle Englishdẹ̄men—
3Old Englishdēmanto judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,...
4Proto-West Germanicdōmijanto judge, to deem
5Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “demester”

  • deemster
  • demster
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