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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

  1. In a somewhat dumb manner

Ancestry of “dumbishly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumbishSomewhat stupid
2EnglishdumbUnable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;...
3EnglishdamnTo condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare...
4Middle Englishdampnento damn
5Old Frenchdampnerto damn
6Latindamnō—
7Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
8Proto-Italicdapnom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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