Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "dam" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesdamm(Anglo-Saxon) damm(Old Dutch) tamm(Old High German) dammr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsDam(Danish) Dam, Van Dam(Dutch) Van Damme(Flemish) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 67.