Where does “bedamp” come from?

bedamp (English) comes from English damp, from Middle English dampen, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

bedamp (English): To cover with dampness; make damp; dampen

Definitions

  1. To cover with dampness; make damp; dampen

Ancestry of “bedamp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bedamp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →