Where does “stum” come from?

stum (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stum, from Proto-Germanic stummaz, from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós, from Proto-Indo-European stemH- — to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer.

Ancestry of “stum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstum—
2Proto-Germanicstummazmute
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanstemH-to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer

Words derived from “stum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stummaz →