Where does “damp” come from?

damp (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch damp, from Old Dutch *damp, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

damp (Dutch): vapour (UK), vapor (US)

Definitions

  1. vapour (UK), vapor (US)

Ancestry of “damp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdamp—
2Old Dutch*damp—
3Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
4Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

Words derived from “damp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →