Where does “dampless” come from?

dampless (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.

dampless (English): Free from damp; dry

Definitions

  1. Free from damp; dry

Ancestry of “dampless”, step by step

dampless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →