Where does “pamperen” come from?

pamperen (Dutch) comes from English pamper, from Middle English pamperen, from Middle Dutch pamperen, from Middle Dutch pampen, from Proto-Germanic pamp-, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.

pamperen (Dutch): to pamper, mollycoddle

Definitions

  1. to pamper, mollycoddle

Ancestry of “pamperen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpamperTo treat with excessive care, attention or...
2Middle Englishpamperento cram with food
3Middle Dutchpamperento cram with food
4Middle Dutchpampento stuff
5Proto-Germanicpamp-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pamp- →Every word from Middle Dutch pampen →