Etymology

princedom

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Today it means: The rule, rank, estate etc. of a prince. Full definition →

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

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

From prince + -dom.

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