Where does “alderdom” come from?
alderdom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dom, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
alderdom (Norwegian Bokmål): old age
Ancestry of “alderdom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dom | judgement, sentence; a cathedral |
| 2 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |