Where does “Schwefeldampf” come from?

Schwefeldampf (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.

Schwefeldampf (German): sulfur vapour / fumes

Definitions

  1. sulfur vapour / fumes

Ancestry of “Schwefeldampf”, step by step

Schwefeldampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandampfsingular imperative of dampfen; first-person...
2Middle High Germandampf—
3Old High Germandamphsteam
4Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
5Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →