Where does “dampvormig” come from?

dampvormig (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.

dampvormig (Dutch): vaporous

Definitions

  1. vaporous

Ancestry of “dampvormig”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →