Where does “Oadeldum” come from?
Oadeldum (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian -dum, from Old Frisian -dōm, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Oadeldum (Saterland Frisian): nobility
Ancestry of “Oadeldum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Saterland Frisian | -dum | -dom |
| 2 | Old Frisian | -dōm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |