Where does “dampdruk” come from?

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

dampdruk (Dutch): vapor pressure

Definitions

  1. vapor pressure

Ancestry of “dampdruk”, step by step

dampdruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch damp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdampvapour (UK), vapor (US)
2Middle Dutchdamp—
3Old Dutch*damp—
4Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
5Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via Dutch druk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrukpressure; edition; busy, crowded, hectic
2Middle Dutchdruc—

Words derived from “dampdruk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →