Where does “domgeorn” come from?

domgeorn (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.

domgeorn (Old English): eager for fame, for justice

Definitions

  1. eager for fame, for justice

Ancestry of “domgeorn”, step by step

domgeorn 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 ġeorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeorneager
2Proto-West Germanicgerneager, willing
3Proto-Germanicgernazeager, willing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →