Where does “chokedamp” come from?

chokedamp (English) comes from English choke, from Middle English choken, from Middle English acheken, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.

chokedamp (English): A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so...

Definitions

  1. A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so...

Ancestry of “chokedamp”, step by step

chokedamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English choke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchokeTo be unable to breathe because of obstruction of...
2Middle EnglishchokenTo asphyxiate or strangle to cause to choke
3Middle EnglishachekenTo asphyxiate to cause to choke
4Middle Englisha-up, out, away; of; on, in
5Old Englishā-a-; away, out
6Old Englishar-—
7Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
8Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

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 úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →