Where does “damp” come from?

damp (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *damp, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

Ancestry of “damp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*damp—
2Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
3Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

Words derived from “damp”

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