Where does “tumb” come from?

tumb (German) comes 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.

tumb (German): simple-minded; naive; oafish

Definitions

  1. simple-minded; naive; oafish

Ancestry of “tumb”, step by step

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