Where does “ダンベル” come from?

ダンベル (Japanese) comes from English dumbbell, from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.

ダンベル (Japanese): dumbbell

Definitions

  1. dumbbell

Ancestry of “ダンベル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumbbellA weight training implement consisting of a short...
2EnglishdumbUnable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;...
3EnglishdamnTo condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare...
4Middle Englishdampnento damn
5Old Frenchdampnerto damn
6Latindamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject
7Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
8Proto-Italicdapnom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-