Where does “stommerik” come from?

stommerik (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.

stommerik (Dutch): a dumbo, stupid person

Definitions

  1. a dumbo, stupid person

Ancestry of “stommerik”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemH-
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