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Where does “damagier” come from?

damagier (Old French) comes from Old French damage, 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.

damagier (Old French): to hurt; to maim to injure; to destroy; to damage

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to maim to injure; to destroy; to damage

Ancestry of “damagier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdamagedamage; injury, hurt, insult
2Old Occitandamnatgedamage; harm, etc
3Vulgar Latindamnaticumdamage
4Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
5Proto-Italicdapnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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