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Where does “-tuom” come from?

-tuom (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “-tuom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-tuom”

  • Bistum
  • Zellwachstum
  • Erzherzogtum
  • Wurzelwachstum
  • Wirtschaftswachstum
  • Kapitulantentum
  • Wachstumsrate
  • Altertumskunde
  • Denunziantentum
  • Königtum
  • Knochenwachstum
  • Brauchtum
  • Erdaltertum
  • Weltjudentum
  • Judentum
  • Altertum
  • Verbrechertum
  • Spätjudentum
  • Nomadentum
  • Wachstumsstörung
  • altertümlich
  • Nasiräertum
  • -tum
  • Rittertum
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