Where does “randumb” come from?
randumb (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.
randumb (English): Both random and stupid; having the nature of a...
Definitions
- Both random and stupid; having the nature of a...
Ancestry of “randumb”, step by step
randumb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dumb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 2 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 3 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 4 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 5 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 6 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English random
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | random | A roving motion; course without definite... |
| 2 | English | randon | Obsolete form of random |
| 3 | Middle English | randoun | Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something... |
| 4 | Old French | randon | rapidity |
| 5 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 6 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |