Where does “wohdom” come from?

wohdom (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.

wohdom (Old English): unjust judgement

Definitions

  1. unjust judgement

Ancestry of “wohdom”, step by step

wohdom 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 wōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōhbending, crookedness; crooked, bent
2Proto-Germanicwanhazbent, crooked, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwónkoscrooked, bent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenk-to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →