Where does “shtum” come from?
shtum (English) comes from Yiddish שטום, from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-Germanic stummaz, from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós, from Proto-Indo-European stemH- — to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer.
shtum (English): Silent; speechless; dumb
Ancestry of “shtum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שטום | silent; mute, dumb |
| 2 | Middle High German | stum | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stummaz | mute |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stm̥Hnós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stemH- | to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer |