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Where does “duom” come from?

duom (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “duom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdōmjudgement
2Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “duom”

  • doemprofeet
  • doem
  • doem
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