Where does “indammen” come from?
indammen (Dutch) comes from Dutch dammen, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
indammen (Dutch): to dam, to contain by damming; to contain, to...
Definitions
- to dam, to contain by damming; to contain, to...
Ancestry of “indammen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dammen | to play checkers; checkers, draughts; to dam |
| 2 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 3 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
Words derived from “indammen”