Where does “damme” come from?
damme (Middle English) comes from Old English damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic dammaz — dam.
Ancestry of “damme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | damm | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *damm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dammaz | dam |
Words derived from “damme”