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