Etymology

gnomedom

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Today it means: The world or realm of gnomes. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English gnome
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The story

  1. Englishgnome
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  4. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  5. English todaygnomedom

From gnome + -dom.

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