Where does “dēman” come from?

dēman (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dēman (Old English): to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,...

Definitions

  1. to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,...

Ancestry of “dēman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdōmijanto judge, to deem
2Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dēman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan →