Where does “dūme” come from?

dūme (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

dūme (Middle High German): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “dūme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandūmothumb
2Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
3Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “dūme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →
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