stom
Dutch (Brabantic)
/stɔm/
adj
Definitions
- mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined
- speechless; soundless, silent
- wordless, non-verbal
- mentally dulling, soul-killing
- stupid, dumb
- foolish, senseless, piteous
- in compounds essentially reinforcing the sense
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch stom inherited from Old Dutch stum inherited from Proto-Germanic *stummaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stummaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shtum English
- stum English
- stumble English
- stumblebum English
- stumbler English
- stumblesome English
- stumblest English
- stumbleth English
- stumbly English
- Stummfilm German
- Stummheit German
- stumm German
- taubstumm German
- doof Dutch, Flemish
- doofstom Dutch, Flemish
- dronken Dutch, Flemish
- oerstom Dutch, Flemish
- stomdronken Dutch, Flemish
- stommeling Dutch, Flemish
- stommerd Dutch, Flemish
- stommerik Dutch, Flemish
- stommiteit Dutch, Flemish
- *stam- Proto-Germanic
- *stummaz Proto-Germanic
- stom Middle Dutch
- stum Old High German
- stum Middle High German
- dafstomm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stomm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- שטום Yiddish
- stum Old Dutch