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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-dōm
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Suffix
*-dōm m
- Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word.
- Forms nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
Inflection
Masculine a-stem | ||
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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 English: -dōm
- Middle English: -dom
- English: -dom
- Scots: -dom
- Middle English: -dom
- Old Frisian: -dōm
- North Frisian: -dom
- Saterland Frisian: -dum
- West Frisian: -domme
- Old Saxon: -dōm
- Middle Low German: -dôm
- Low German: -dom
- Middle Low German: -dôm
- Old Dutch: -duom
- Middle Dutch: -dom
- Dutch: -dom
- Middle Dutch: -dom
- Old High German: -tuom
- Middle High German: -tuom
- German: -tum
- Middle High German: -tuom