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owndom

The origin and history of owndom.

Etymology

Formed from own and -dom, as a calque of German Eigentum (“property”), itself from eigen (“own”) and -tum (“-dom”). Compare Saterland Frisian Oaindum (“property, possession”), Dutch eigendom and West Frisian eigendom.

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