Etymograph

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Thum

Thum comes from German Dom ‘cathedral’, from Old High German tuom ‘dominion’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dem-‘to build’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dṓm‘house, home’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*domos‘house, home’reconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500domus‘house, home’literally ‘house’
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*dōm‘cathedral, episcopal church’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050tuom‘dominion’
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentDomas Thum‘cathedral’
  8. EnglishtodayThum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dem-‘to build’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dṓm‘house, home’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*domos‘house, home’reconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500domus‘house, home’literally ‘house’
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*dōm‘cathedral, episcopal church’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050tuom‘dominion’
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentDomas Thum‘cathedral’
  8. EnglishtodayThum

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’

timber, domino, despotic, domaine, toft, teem, 19 more

through Proto-Indo-European *dṓm ‘house, home’

don, danger, domain, dominate, domination, damsel, despot, dominatrix, 20 more

through Proto-Italic *domos ‘house, home’

domesticate, 8 more

through Medieval Latin domus ‘house, home’

domestic, dome, donna, dominion, domicile, domus, 9 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dem- / Thum

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