Where does “dam” come from?
dam (Middle English) comes from Old English damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic dammaz — dam.
dam (Middle English): lord; mother; woman of rank, lady; mistress of a...
Definitions
- lord; mother; woman of rank, lady; mistress of a...
Ancestry of “dam”, step by step
dam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English damm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | damm | dam |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *damm | dam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dammaz | dam |
via Old English dam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dam | — |