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egypturnash
1681 days ago
It goes all the way back to Middle English, with roots further back.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/doom
“Modern adverse sense of "fate, ruin, destruction" begins early 14c. and is general after c. 1600”
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mellavora
1681 days ago
Swedish/Nordic. Dom. To judge, judgement. Doomsday is judgement day. Very old word.
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