Where does “fordampningsvarme” come from?
fordampningsvarme (Danish) comes from Danish fordampning, from Danish fordampe, from German verdampfen, from German dampf, from Middle High German dampf, from Old High German damph, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną — to be stunned.
fordampningsvarme (Danish): latent heat of vaporization
Definitions
- latent heat of vaporization
Ancestry of “fordampningsvarme”, step by step
fordampningsvarme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fordampning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fordampning | evaporation |
| 2 | Danish | fordampe | evaporate |
| 3 | German | verdampfen | to evaporate; to vaporize / vaporise |
| 4 | German | dampf | singular imperative of dampfen; first-person... |
| 5 | Middle High German | dampf | — |
| 6 | Old High German | damph | steam |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dampaz | vapor; damp, humid |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dimbaną | to fog, smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰembʰ- | to be stunned |