Where does “ålderdom” come from?

ålderdom (Swedish) comes from Swedish dom, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ålderdom (Swedish): old age

Definitions

  1. old age

Ancestry of “ålderdom”, step by step

ålderdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdomconviction, judgement of court, sentence,...
2Old Norsedómrjudgement
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish ålder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishålderage; how old something or someone is; an age, an...
2Old Swedishalderall; whole, complete; lifetime
3Old Norsealdrage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “ålderdom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →