Where does “dempen” come from?

dempen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dempen, from Old Dutch dempen, from Proto-Germanic dampijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dempen (Dutch): to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to...

Definitions

  1. to diminish, to dampen, to subdue, to dim, to...

Ancestry of “dempen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdempen—
2Old Dutchdempen—
3Proto-Germanicdampijanąto dampen
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dempen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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