Where does “Bromdampf” come from?

Bromdampf (German) comes from German dampf, from Middle High German dampf, from Old High German damph, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

Bromdampf (German): bromine vapour

Definitions

  1. bromine vapour

Ancestry of “Bromdampf”, step by step

Bromdampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandampfsingular imperative of dampfen; first-person...
2Middle High Germandampf—
3Old High Germandamphsteam
4Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
5Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via German Brom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrombromine
2Frenchbromépast participle of bromer; brominated
3New LatinBromus—
4Ancient Greekβρόμοςoat; wild oat, slender oat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →