Where does “damm” come from?

damm (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse dammr, from Proto-Germanic dammaz — dam.

damm (Westrobothnian): embankment; matron, matronly woman

Definitions

  1. embankment; matron, matronly woman

Ancestry of “damm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedammrdam
2Proto-Germanicdammazdam

Words derived from “damm”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dammaz →Every word from Old Norse dammr →