Where does “spådom” come from?

spådom (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.

spådom (Swedish): divination

Definitions

  1. divination

Ancestry of “spådom”, step by step

spådom 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 spå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspåto foretell; to tell the future and fortune; to...
2Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
3Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →