Where does “-dōm” come from?
-dōm (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -dōm, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
-dōm (Old English): -dom: state, condition, power, dominion,...
Definitions
- -dom: state, condition, power, dominion,...
Ancestry of “-dōm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | -dōm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “-dōm”