Where does “pamperen” come from?

pamperen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch pamperen, from Middle Dutch pampen, from Proto-Germanic pamp-, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.

pamperen (Middle English): to cram with food

Definitions

  1. to cram with food

Ancestry of “pamperen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpamperento cram with food
2Middle Dutchpampento stuff
3Proto-Germanicpamp-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

Words derived from “pamperen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pamp- →Every word from Middle Dutch pampen →