Where does “oerstom” come from?

oerstom (Dutch) comes from Dutch stom, from Middle Dutch stom, from Old Dutch stum, from Proto-Germanic stummaz, from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós, from Proto-Indo-European stemH- — to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer.

oerstom (Dutch): unusually dumb

Definitions

  1. unusually dumb

Ancestry of “oerstom”, step by step

oerstom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstommute, unable to speak, as medical condition or...
2Middle Dutchstom—
3Old Dutchstummute
4Proto-Germanicstummazmute
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanstemH-to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer

via Dutch oer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoerferrous ground, sand clotted by iron oxide, bog...
2Low GermanUur—
3Proto-Germanicūra-ferriferous sand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)wūr-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemH- →