Where does “afterdamp” come from?

afterdamp (English) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

afterdamp (English): Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an...

Definitions

  1. Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an...

Ancestry of “afterdamp”, step by step

afterdamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via English damp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdampIn a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;...
2Middle Englishdampento extinguish, choke, suffocate; to stifle;...
3Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
4Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →