Where does “bispedømme” come from?
bispedømme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dømme, from Old Norse dǿma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
bispedømme (Norwegian Bokmål): a diocese
Definitions
- a diocese
Ancestry of “bispedømme”, step by step
bispedømme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dømme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dømme | to judge; to sentence; to award |
| 2 | Old Norse | dǿma | to judge, give judgement, pass sentence |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Norwegian Bokmål bisp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bisp | {{l|nb|biskop}} |