Where does “pavedømme” come from?
pavedømme (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.
pavedømme (Norwegian Bokmål): papacy
Ancestry of “pavedømme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dømme | to judge; to sentence; to award |
| 2 | Old Norse | dǿma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |