Where does “bedamn” come from?

bedamn (English) comes from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.

bedamn (English): To damn or curse roundly or with iteration and...

Definitions

  1. To damn or curse roundly or with iteration and...

Ancestry of “bedamn”, step by step

bedamn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English damn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdamnTo condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare...
2Middle Englishdampnento damn
3Old Frenchdampnerto damn
4Latindamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject
5Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
6Proto-Italicdapnom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm
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