Where does “stumm” come from?

stumm (German) comes 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.

stumm (German): mute; dumb unable to speak

Definitions

  1. mute; dumb unable to speak

Ancestry of “stumm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstum—
2Old High Germanstum—
3Proto-Germanicstummazmute
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanstemH-to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer

Words derived from “stumm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemH- →