Where does “pamper” come from?

Pamper comes from Middle English pamperen, from Middle Dutch pamperen, derived from Middle Dutch pampen, which developed from Proto-Germanic pamp-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bamb-.

pamper (English): To treat with excessive care, attention or...

Definitions

  1. To treat with excessive care, attention or...

Ancestry of “pamper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpamperento cram with food
2Middle Dutchpamperento cram with food
3Middle Dutchpampento stuff
4Proto-Germanicpamp-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

Words derived from “pamper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pamp- →Every word from Middle Dutch pampen →