-dom

Old English

suffix

Definitions

belonging to a domain or jurisdiction
condition or quality

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz (-dom).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-dōmaz

Gloss

-dom

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*dʰóh₁mos Proto-Indo-European
*-dōmaz Proto-Germanic
-dōm Old English
-dómr Old Norse
-tuom Old High German
-duom Old Dutch
-dōm Old Saxon
-dōm Old Frisian

-dōm