Where does “indamming” come from?
indamming (Dutch) comes from Dutch indammen, from Dutch dammen, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina — to build; to arrange, to put together.
indamming (Dutch): curtailment; the act or process of damming
Definitions
- curtailment; the act or process of damming
Ancestry of “indamming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | indammen | to dam, to contain by damming; to contain, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | dammen | to play checkers; checkers, draughts; to dam |
| 3 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 4 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 5 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 6 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 7 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 8 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 9 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 10 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |