Where does “damper” come from?

damper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål damp, from German Low German Damp.

damper (Norwegian Bokmål): a steamer steamship, steamboat

Definitions

  1. a steamer steamship, steamboat

Ancestry of “damper”, step by step

damper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål damp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldampsteam
2German Low GermanDamp—

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være

Words derived from “damper”

Every word from German Low German Damp →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål damp →