Where does “damp” come from?

damp (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *damp, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

Ancestry of “damp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*damp—
2Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
3Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

Words derived from “damp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →
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