Where does “dafstomm” come from?

dafstomm (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish daf, from Old High German doufī, from Proto-West Germanic daupīni, from Proto-Germanic daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dafstomm (Luxembourgish): deaf-mute, deaf and dumb

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute, deaf and dumb

Ancestry of “dafstomm”, step by step

dafstomm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish daf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdafdeaf
2Old High Germandoufī—
3Proto-West Germanicdaupīnidipping, immersion; baptism
4Proto-Germanicdaupīniza dipping, immersion
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Luxembourgish stomm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishstommmute, dumb
2Old High Germanstum—
3Proto-Germanicstummazmute
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanstemH-to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →