Where does “dimwitticism” come from?
dimwitticism (English) comes from English dimwit, from English Wit, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
dimwitticism (English): A dimwitted or idiotic remark
Definitions
- A dimwitted or idiotic remark
Ancestry of “dimwitticism”, step by step
dimwitticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dimwit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimwit | A person who is deficient in intelligence |
| 2 | English | Wit | Sanity |
| 3 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |