Where does “dum” come from?

dum (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dum (Norwegian Bokmål): foolish; stupid, silly

Definitions

  1. foolish; stupid, silly

Ancestry of “dum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedumbrdumb
2Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →
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