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-.
Ancestry of “damp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *damp | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dampaz | vapor; damp, humid |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dimbaną | to fog, smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰembʰ- | — |
Words derived from “damp”