Where does “damp” come from?

damp (Swedish) comes from English damp, from Middle English dampen, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

damp (Swedish): DAMP

Definitions

  1. DAMP

Ancestry of “damp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdampIn a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;...
2Middle Englishdampento extinguish, choke, suffocate; to stifle;...
3Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
4Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

Words derived from “damp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →