Where does “damping” come from?

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

damping (English): present participle of damp; The reduction in the...

Definitions

  1. present participle of damp; The reduction in the...

Ancestry of “damping”, step by step

damping traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English dumping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdumpingpresent participle of dump; The disposal of...
2EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
3Middle Englishdumpen
4Old Norsedumpato thump

via Norwegian Bokmål dampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldampeto steam
2Middle Low Germandampento smoke

via Norwegian Nynorsk dampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdampeto steam

Words derived from “damping

Every word from Old Norse dumpa