Where does “dümmlich” come from?

dümmlich (German) comes 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.

dümmlich (German): asinine, dumb

Definitions

  1. asinine, dumb

Ancestry of “dümmlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandummdumb, stupid
2Middle High Germantump—
3Old High Germantumbdumb; stupid
4Proto-West Germanicdumbdumb, mute
5Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dümmlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →
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