Where does “dǿmi” come from?

dǿmi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dǿmi (Old Norse): proof, reason

Definitions

  1. proof, reason

Ancestry of “dǿmi”, step by step

dǿmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dōmijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Proto-Germanic dōmiją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdōmiją

Words derived from “dǿmi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną