Where does “Dam” come from?

Dam (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Dam (Bavarian): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “Dam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandūmethumb
2Old High Germandūmothumb
3Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →