Where does “-dømme” come from?

-dømme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dǿmi, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-dømme (Norwegian Bokmål): indicating a domain, an area of rule or power,...

Definitions

  1. indicating a domain, an area of rule or power,...

Ancestry of “-dømme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedǿmiproof, reason
2Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-dømme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Old Norse dǿmi →