Where does “dampf” come from?

dampf (German) comes 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.

dampf (German): singular imperative of dampfen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of dampfen; first-person...

Ancestry of “dampf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandampf
2Old High Germandamphsteam
3Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
4Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

Words derived from “dampf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ-