Where does “þeowdom” come from?

þeowdom (Old English) comes from Old English dōm, from Proto-Germanic dōmi, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

þeowdom (Old English): service, servitude

Definitions

  1. service, servitude

Ancestry of “þeowdom”, step by step

þeowdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dōm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdōmmight, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,...
2Proto-Germanicdōmi—
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Old English þēow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēowservant; servant; minister; slave
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →