Where does “Damenflügel” come from?

Damenflügel (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.

Damenflügel (German): queenside

Definitions

  1. queenside

Ancestry of “Damenflügel”, step by step

Damenflügel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDamelady; lady; madam; queen
2Italiandamalady; draughts / checkers; king
3Polishdamalady; queen
4FrenchdameA lady; A polite form of address for a woman;...
5Old Frenchdamelady; woman
6Late Latindomnalady, mistress
7Latindominalady or mistress of the house
8LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
9Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
10Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
11Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
12Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via German Flügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlügelwing; grand piano
2Middle High Germanvlügel
3Old Dutchflugil
4Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-