Etymology of the English word dame
the English word
damederived from the Old French word
damederived from the Vulgar Latin word
domina (mistress of a family, wife; lady)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
Date
The earliest known usage of dame in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
stepdameUsage
Word found in Modern English
