Where does “dampkring” come from?

dampkring (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.

dampkring (Dutch): atmosphere of a planet or satellite

Definitions

  1. atmosphere of a planet or satellite

Ancestry of “dampkring”, step by step

dampkring 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 kring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkringcircle; round figure; circle, clique; a circular...
2Middle Dutchkring
3Old Dutch*kring
4Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic dampaz
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