Where does “Damenbauer” come from?
Damenbauer (German) comes from German Dame, from Italian dama, from Polish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Damenbauer (German): queen's pawn
Definitions
- queen's pawn
Ancestry of “Damenbauer”, step by step
Damenbauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dame | lady; lady; madam; queen |
| 2 | Italian | dama | lady; draughts / checkers; king |
| 3 | Polish | dama | lady; queen |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via German bauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bauer | farmer male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 3 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 4 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |