Where does “dumbishly” come from?
dumbishly (English) comes from English dumbish, 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.
dumbishly (English): In a somewhat dumb manner
Definitions
- In a somewhat dumb manner
Ancestry of “dumbishly”, step by step
dumbishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dumbish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dumbish | Somewhat stupid |
| 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 |