Where does “Stoßdämpfer” come from?
Stoßdämpfer (German) comes from German Dämpfer, from German dämpfen, from Middle High German dempfen, from Old High German dempfen, from Proto-Germanic dampijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Stoßdämpfer (German): shock absorber, damper
Definitions
- shock absorber, damper
Ancestry of “Stoßdämpfer”, step by step
Stoßdämpfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dämpfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dämpfer | dampener; cushion; muffler |
| 2 | German | dämpfen | to damp |
| 3 | Middle High German | dempfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dempfen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dampijaną | to dampen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |