Where does “dämpa” come from?

dämpa (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German dempen, from Proto-Germanic dampijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “dämpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandempen—
2Proto-Germanicdampijanąto dampen
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dämpa”

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