Where does “dummerweise” come from?

dummerweise (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.

dummerweise (German): unfortunately, stupidly

Definitions

  1. unfortunately, stupidly

Ancestry of “dummerweise”, 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
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