Where does “Dümmlichkeit” come from?

Dümmlichkeit (German) comes from German dümmlich, from German dumm, from Middle High German tump, from Old High German tumb, from Proto-West Germanic dumb, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dümmlichkeit (German): The state of asininity; An act of asininity

Definitions

  1. The state of asininity; An act of asininity

Ancestry of “Dümmlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandümmlichasinine, dumb
2Germandummdumb, stupid
3Middle High Germantump—
4Old High Germantumbdumb; stupid
5Proto-West Germanicdumbdumb, mute
6Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →