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Where does “dṓm” come from?

dṓm (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

dṓm (Proto-Indo-European): home; house

Definitions

  1. home; house

Ancestry of “dṓm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “dṓm”

  • danger
  • domestic
  • dangerous
  • domain
  • domination
  • dominate
  • dam
  • ma'am
  • dome
  • madam
  • don
  • Madonna
  • Donna
  • Dominican
  • dangerously
  • madame
  • dame
  • daunting
  • dan
  • domesticated
  • endanger
  • damsel
  • mademoiselle
  • domicile
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