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Where does “antidamping” come from?

antidamping (English) comes from English damping, from English dumping, from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

antidamping (English): That counters damping effects

Definitions

  1. That counters damping effects

Ancestry of “antidamping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdampingpresent participle of damp; The reduction in the...
2Englishdumpingpresent participle of dump; The disposal of...
3EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
4Middle Englishdumpen—
5Old Norsedumpato thump
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →