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

Definitions

  1. nobility

Ancestry of “Oadeldum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisian-dum-dom
2Old Frisian-dōm—
3Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz →