Where does “dumbfuckery” come from?
dumbfuckery (English) comes from English dumbfuck, from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.
dumbfuckery (English): Stupidity
Definitions
- Stupidity
Ancestry of “dumbfuckery”, step by step
dumbfuckery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dumbfuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dumbfuck | Alternative form of dumb fuck |
| 2 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 3 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 4 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 5 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 6 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 7 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |