Where does “Dampfturbine” come from?
Dampfturbine (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.
Dampfturbine (German): steam turbine
Definitions
- steam turbine
Ancestry of “Dampfturbine”, step by step
Dampfturbine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dampf | singular imperative of dampfen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | damph | steam |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dampaz | vapor; damp, humid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dimbaną | to fog, smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰembʰ- | to be stunned |
via German Turbine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Turbine | turbine |
| 2 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 4 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |