Where does “dampen” come from?

dampen (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

dampen (Middle English): to extinguish, choke, suffocate; to stifle;...

Definitions

  1. to extinguish, choke, suffocate; to stifle;...

Ancestry of “dampen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
2Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

Words derived from “dampen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →