Where does “bedømme” come from?
bedømme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bedømme, 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.
bedømme (Norwegian Nynorsk): to appraise, judge; to mark, or grade
Definitions
- to appraise, judge; to mark, or grade
Ancestry of “bedømme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bedømme | to appraise, judge; to mark, or grade |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | dømme | to judge; to sentence; to award |
| 3 | Old Norse | dǿma | to judge, give judgement, pass sentence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |