Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “pampen” come from?

pampen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon pampōn, from Proto-Germanic pampōną, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.

pampen (Middle Low German): to stuff oneself; to pamper oneself, live...

Definitions

  1. to stuff oneself; to pamper oneself, live...

Ancestry of “pampen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonpampōn—
2Proto-Germanicpampōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

Words derived from “pampen”

  • pamp
  • pampen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →