Where does “dumbnut” come from?

dumbnut (English) comes from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm — to share, divide.

dumbnut (English): A stupid person

Definitions

  1. A stupid person

Ancestry of “dumbnut”, step by step

dumbnut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dumb

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

via English Nut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNutThe goddess who serves as the personification of the sky
2Middle Englishnotenote; Alternative form of not
3Old Englishnotuuse; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility
4Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
5Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm