Where does “zuurdamp” come from?

zuurdamp (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.

zuurdamp (Dutch): acid fume

Definitions

  1. acid fume

Ancestry of “zuurdamp”, step by step

zuurdamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch damp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdampvapour (UK), vapor (US)
2Middle Dutchdamp—
3Old Dutch*damp—
4Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
5Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via Dutch zuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuursour; acidic; acid
2Middle Dutchsuur—
3Old Dutchsūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →