English
deeming
Deeming comes from Middle English deming, and goes back to Old English *dēming.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*dēmingreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500deming
- Englishtodaydeeming
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*dēmingreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500deming
- Englishtodaydeeming
Formed from deem + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to set, put’
Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną ‘to judge, think’
Proto-West Germanic *dōmijan ‘to judge, deem’
Old English dēman ‘to decide, decree, deem’
Middle English dēmen ‘to judge’
English deem
The story
From Middle English deming, demyng, from Old English *dēming (attested in Old English fordēming (‘confiscation’)), equivalent to deem + -ing.
Every English word from Old English *dēming
Today it means
noun The act or process of judging or of forming an opinion; judgment, estimation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English *dēming / deeming