Where does “dimbus” come from?

dimbus (English) comes from English Dim, from Middle English dim, from Old English dim, from Old English dimm, from Proto-Germanic dimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.

dimbus (English): A foolish or stupid person

Definitions

  1. A foolish or stupid person

Ancestry of “dimbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDim(from Bashkir Дим)
2Middle Englishdim—
3Old Englishdim—
4Old Englishdimmdim
5Proto-Germanicdimmazdark; gloomy
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰem-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰem- →