Where does “stum” come from?

stum (Middle Low German) comes from German stumm, from Middle High German stum, 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
1Germanstummmute; dumb unable to speak
2Middle High Germanstum—
3Old High Germanstum—
4Proto-Germanicstummazmute
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
6Proto-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 →