Etymology

thiefdom

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Today it means: The fact or practice of thieving; theft. Full definition →

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

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

From thief + -dom.

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