English word doom comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Proto-Indo-European - mos, and later Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos (That which is put, placed.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dʰeh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| - mos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *dʰóh₁mos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | That which is put, placed. |
| *dōmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Judgement. |
| 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌹𐌰𐌽 | Gothic (got) | |
| dōm | Old English (ang) | |
| dom | Old English (ang) | Judgement. Law, statute. |
| dom | Middle English (enm) | |
| doom | English (en) | (countable, historical) A judgment or decision.. (countable, historical) A law.. (countable, historical) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.. (sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation of it.. A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.. An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.. Death.. [...] |