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

Definitions

  1. Silent; speechless; dumb

Ancestry of “shtum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטוםsilent; mute, dumb
2Middle High Germanstum—
3Old High Germanstum—
4Proto-Germanicstummazmute
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanstemH-to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stummaz →