shtum
English
/ʃtʊm/
adj
Definitions
- Silent; speechless; dumb.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שטום (voiceless, mute, dumb) derived from Middle High German stum derived from Old High German stum.
Origin
Old High German
stum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stum English
- Stummfilm German
- Stummheit German
- stumm German
- taubstumm German
- doofstom Dutch, Flemish
- oerstom Dutch, Flemish
- stom Dutch, Flemish
- stomdronken Dutch, Flemish
- stommeling Dutch, Flemish
- stommerd Dutch, Flemish
- stommerik Dutch, Flemish
- stommiteit Dutch, Flemish
- *stummaz Proto-Germanic
- stum Swedish
- stumfilm Swedish
- stom Middle Dutch
- stum Old High German
- stum Middle High German
- שטום Yiddish