Where does “dämpfen” come from?

dämpfen (German) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dämpfen (German): to damp

Definitions

  1. to damp

Ancestry of “dämpfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandempfen—
2Old High Germandempfen—
3Proto-Germanicdampijanąto dampen
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dämpfen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →