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Where does “bistuom” come from?

bistuom (Middle High German) comes from Old High German biscoptuom, from Old High German -tuom, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “bistuom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbiscoptuom—
2Old High German-tuom—
3Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “bistuom”

  • Bistum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →