Where does “dummy foal” come from?

dummy foal (English) comes from English dummy, 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.

dummy foal (English): A foal suffering from neonatal maladjustment syndrome

Definitions

  1. A foal suffering from neonatal maladjustment syndrome

Ancestry of “dummy foal”, step by step

dummy foal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dummy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdummyA silent person; a person who does not talk; An...
2EnglishdumbUnable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;...
3EnglishdamnTo condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare...
4Middle Englishdampnento damn
5Old Frenchdampnerto damn
6Latindamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject
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

via English foal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoalA young horse or related animal, especially just...
2Middle EnglishfoleA fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid...
3Old Frenchfolmad; insane; foolish; silly
4Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-
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