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Where does “döma” come from?

döma (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish døma, from Old Norse dǿma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

döma (Swedish): to sentence, to judge; to deem, to make a...

Definitions

  1. to sentence, to judge; to deem, to make a...

Ancestry of “döma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdømato judge, sentence
2Old Norsedǿma—
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →