Where does “damning” come from?
damning (Swedish) comes from Swedish damma, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
damning (Swedish): dusting, removal of dust
Definitions
- dusting, removal of dust
Ancestry of “damning”, step by step
damning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish damma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | damma | to dust, to remove dust; to raise dust, to be... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |