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Where does “damals” come from?

damals (German) comes from German da- — prefix form of da, meaning "there-".

damals (German): at that time ; at the time, then

Definitions

  1. at that time ; at the time, then

Ancestry of “damals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanda-prefix form of da, meaning "there-"
Every word from German da- →