Where does “Dampf” come from?

Dampf (German) comes 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.

Dampf (German): steam; vapor / vapour

Definitions

  1. steam; vapor / vapour

Ancestry of “Dampf”, step by step

Dampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandampf—
2Old High Germandamphsteam
3Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
4Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via Middle High German tampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantampf—
2Old High Germantamph—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →
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