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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

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