Where does “doom” come from?
doom (Middle English) comes from Old English dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmi, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “doom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dōm | might, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dōmi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |