Where does “dampen” come from?

dampen (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.

dampen (Dutch): to steam, to give off steam or smoke; to vape

Definitions

  1. to steam, to give off steam or smoke; to vape

Ancestry of “dampen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dampen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →