English
fordeem
Fordeem comes from Middle English fordemen ‘to condemn, to convict of a crime’, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną ‘to judge, deem’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to put, do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰóh₁mos‘thing put’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dōmaz‘judgement’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dōmijaną‘to judge, deem’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fradōmijaną‘to condemn, damn’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fordēman‘to condemn, sentence, doom’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fordemen‘to condemn, to convict of a crime’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015fordeem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to put, do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰóh₁mos‘thing put’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dōmaz‘judgement’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dōmijaną‘to judge, deem’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fradōmijaną‘to condemn, damn’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fordēman‘to condemn, sentence, doom’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fordemen‘to condemn, to convict of a crime’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015fordeem
Earliest quotation: 2015, LT Wolf: “Under Islamic canon law, known as sharia, fordeeming a…”
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, do’
do, fact, hot, deal, fair, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defense, custom, theme, ethnic, sufficient, defence, treasury, treasure, ethical, thesis, aesthetic, feast, synthetic, theology, defendant, tick, dis, atheist, ethic, atheism, auditorium, ethos, feral, auditor, fanatic, familial, deed, medial, thematic, medallion, 127 more
through Proto-Germanic *dōmaz ‘judgement’
through Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną ‘to judge, deem’
Today it means
verb To condemn.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / fordeem