Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dōm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *dōmaz.

Noun

*dōm m

  1. judgement
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *dōm
Genitive *dōmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *dōm *dōmō, *dōmōs
Accusative *dōm *dōmā
Genitive *dōmas *dōmō
Dative *dōmē *dōmum
Instrumental *dōmu *dōmum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: dōm, ᛞᚩᛗ (dóm) — Franks Casket
    • Middle English: doom, doim, dom, dome
      • English: doom
      • Middle Scots: dome, dume
  • Old Frisian: dōm
  • Old Saxon: dōm
  • Old Dutch: *duom
  • Old High German: tuom

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin domus.

Noun

*dōm m

  1. cathedral, episcopal church
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *dōm
Genitive *dōmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *dōm *dōmō, *dōmōs
Accusative *dōm *dōmā
Genitive *dōmas *dōmō
Dative *dōmē *dōmum
Instrumental *dōmu *dōmum
Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *dōm
    • Middle Low German: dôm (all descendants may also be from Modern German)
      • Low German: Dom, Doom
      • → Danish: dom
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: dom
      • → Swedish: dom
  • Old Dutch: duom
    • Middle Low German: doem
      • (⇒ Dutch: dom) (altered after Middle French)
  • Old High German: tuom
    • Middle High German: tuom
      • German: Thum (obsolete)
        • (⇒ German: Dom) (altered after Middle French and/or Low German)
      • Luxembourgish: Doum (possibly inherited)
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