Where does “dumhet” come from?

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

dumhet (Norwegian Bokmål): stupidity, foolishness

Definitions

  1. stupidity, foolishness

Ancestry of “dumhet”, step by step

dumhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldumfoolish; stupid, silly
2Old Norsedumbrdumb
3Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →