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Where does “Dämpfer” come from?

Dämpfer (German) comes from German dämpfen, from Middle High German dempfen, from Old High German dempfen, from Proto-Germanic dampijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Dämpfer (German): dampener; cushion; muffler

Definitions

  1. dampener; cushion; muffler

Ancestry of “Dämpfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandämpfento damp
2Middle High Germandempfen—
3Old High Germandempfen—
4Proto-Germanicdampijanąto dampen
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Dämpfer”

  • Stoßdämpfer
  • štosdemfer
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