Where does “dame” come from?
dame (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dame, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dame (Dutch): lady; queen
Ancestry of “dame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | dame | — |
| 2 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 3 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
Words derived from “dame”