Where does “damage” come from?

damage (Old French) comes from Old Occitan damnatge, from Vulgar Latin damnaticum, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

damage (Old French): damage; injury, hurt, insult

Definitions

  1. damage; injury, hurt, insult

Ancestry of “damage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitandamnatgedamage; harm, etc
2Vulgar Latindamnaticumdamage
3Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
4Proto-Italicdapnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “damage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm →