Where does “damlag” come from?
damlag (Swedish) comes from Swedish dam, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
damlag (Swedish): women's team
Definitions
- women's team
Ancestry of “damlag”, step by step
damlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dam | a lady, a woman; a queen |
| 2 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Swedish låg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | låg | low; having a small height; of low moral or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lāgher | low |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |