dammen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈdɑmə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to play checkers
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dame (dame, double checkers piece).
Origin
Middle French
dame
Gloss
dame, double checkers piece
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- af Dutch, Flemish
- afdammen Dutch, Flemish
- bedammen Dutch, Flemish
- bord Dutch, Flemish
- club Dutch, Flemish
- dambord Dutch, Flemish
- damclub Dutch, Flemish
- damschijf Dutch, Flemish
- damspel Dutch, Flemish
- damsteen Dutch, Flemish
- damstuk Dutch, Flemish
- in Dutch, Flemish
- indammen Dutch, Flemish
- indamming Dutch, Flemish
- schijf Dutch, Flemish
- spel Dutch, Flemish
- steen Dutch, Flemish
- stuk Dutch, Flemish
- dame Old French
- bedammen Middle Dutch
- dame Middle Dutch
- dame Middle French