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Where does “mindom” come from?

mindom (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.

mindom (Old English): smallness; abjectness; pusillanimity, timidity,...

Definitions

  1. smallness; abjectness; pusillanimity, timidity,...

Ancestry of “mindom”, step by step

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
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