Where does “damnfool” come from?

damnfool (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.

damnfool (English): Contemptibly foolish

Definitions

  1. Contemptibly foolish

Ancestry of “damnfool”, step by step

damnfool 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 fool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoolA person with poor judgment or little...
2Frenchfoulerto stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,...
3Middle Frenchfoullerto mistreat
4Old Frenchfolerto destroy; to mistreat
5Medieval Latinfullofuller
6Latinfullofuller
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-
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