Where does “dampth” come from?

dampth (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.

dampth (English): dampness

Definitions

  1. dampness

Ancestry of “dampth”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →