Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-dōmaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *dōmaz (“judgement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-dɔː.mɑz/

Suffix

*-dōmaz m

1. Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word.
2. Forms nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *-dōmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-dōmaz	*-dōmōz, *-dōmōs
vocative	*-dōm	*-dōmōz, *-dōmōs
accusative	*-dōmą	*-dōmanz
genitive	*-dōmas, *-dōmis	*-dōmǫ̂
dative	*-dōmai	*-dōmamaz
instrumental	*-dōmō	*-dōmamiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-dōmaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *-dōm
  • Old English: -dōm
    • Middle English: -dom, -dam, -dame, -dome, -don, -doom, -dum
      • English: -dom
      • Scots: -dom
  • Old Frisian: -dōm
    • North Frisian: -dom
    • Saterland Frisian: -dum
    • West Frisian: -domme
  • Old Saxon: -dōm
    • Middle Low German: -dôm
      • Low German: -dom
  • Old Dutch: -duom
    • Middle Dutch: -dom
      • Dutch: -dom
  • Old High German: -tuom
    • Middle High German: -tuom
      • German: -tum
      • Yiddish: ־טום (-tum)
• Old Norse: -dómr
  • Icelandic: -dómur
  • Norwegian:

    Norwegian Bokmål: -dømme

    Norwegian Nynorsk: -døme

  • Old Swedish: -dōmber
    • Swedish: -dom, -döme
  • Danish: -dom, -dømme