dumm

German (Berlin)

/dʊm/

adj
Definitions
  • dumb, stupid

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German tump inherited from Old High German tumb inherited from *dumb inherited from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz (dumb, dull) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (whisk, smoke, darken, obscure, black, deep, be obscured, plug, wedge, peg, be obscure, whirl, smoky, foggy, dim, mist, stupefaction, daze) derived from Middle Low German dumb derived from Old Saxon dumb.

Origin

Old Saxon

dumb

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