Where does “dømme” come from?

dømme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dǿma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dømme (Norwegian Bokmål): to judge; to sentence; to award

Definitions

  1. to judge; to sentence; to award

Ancestry of “dømme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedǿmato judge, give judgement, pass sentence
2Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dømme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →
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