Where does “pamperen” come from?
pamperen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pampen, from Proto-Germanic pamp-, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.
pamperen (Middle Dutch): to cram with food
Ancestry of “pamperen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | pampen | to stuff |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pamp- | to swell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bamb- | to inflate, swell; round object |
Words derived from “pamperen”