Where does “verdummen” come from?

verdummen (Low German) comes from Low German dumm, from Middle Low German dum, from Old Saxon dumb, from Proto-West Germanic dumb, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

verdummen (Low German): to silence

Definitions

  1. to silence

Ancestry of “verdummen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandummdumb; silent, mute
2Middle Low Germandumstupid
3Old Saxondumb—
4Proto-West Germanicdumbdumb, mute
5Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-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 →