Where does “dom” come from?

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

dom (Swedish): conviction, judgement of court, sentence,...

Definitions

  1. conviction, judgement of court, sentence,...

Ancestry of “dom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedómrjudgement
2Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dom”

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