Where does “ankdamm” come from?

ankdamm (Swedish) comes from Swedish damm, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

ankdamm (Swedish): a duckpond; Sweden

Definitions

  1. a duckpond; Sweden

Ancestry of “ankdamm”, step by step

ankdamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish damm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdammdust; dam; pond, pool
2Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
3Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via Swedish änka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishänkaa widow
2Old Swedishænkiawidow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →