Where does “dam” come from?
dam (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish Dam, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dam (Norwegian Bokmål): a pond; a dam; the game of checkers or draughts
Definitions
- a pond; a dam; the game of checkers or draughts
Ancestry of “dam”, step by step
dam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish Dam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Dam | pond |
| 2 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via French jeu de dames
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jeu de dames | draughts; checkers; box containing checkers and a... |