Where does “dame” come from?
dame (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse damma, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dame (Norwegian Bokmål): a lady, woman; a girlfriend; a queen
Definitions
- a lady, woman; a girlfriend; a queen
Ancestry of “dame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | damma | — |
| 2 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 3 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 4 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
Words derived from “dame”