Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “lampe” come from?

lampe (Middle High German) comes from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

Ancestry of “lampe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlampelamp
2Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
3Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
4Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “lampe”

  • Natriumdampflampe
  • Lampenschirm
  • Leuchtstofflampe
  • Halogenglühlampe
  • Taschenlampe
  • Quecksilberdampflampe
  • Lampe
  • Glühlampenwendel
  • Stehlampe
  • Glimmlampe
  • Nachtlampe
  • Glühlampe
  • Neonlampe
  • Lampenfieber
  • Gasentladungslampe
  • Blitzlampe
  • lampa
  • lamp
  • штелампа
  • lampa
  • štelampa
  • лампа
  • lamp
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