Where does “taubstumm” come from?

taubstumm (German) comes from German taub, from Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

taubstumm (German): deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute

Ancestry of “taubstumm”, step by step

taubstumm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German taub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaubdeaf; numb; empty
2Middle High Germantoup—
3Old High Germantoubdeaf
4Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German stumm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstummmute; dumb unable to speak
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 dʰewh₂- →