Where does “dumkraft” come from?

dumkraft (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon thumo, 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.

Ancestry of “dumkraft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthumothumb
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 “dumkraft

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