Where does “dumpheit” come from?

dumpheit (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dump, from Proto-West Germanic dumb, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dumpheit (Old Dutch): foolishness, stupidity

Definitions

  1. foolishness, stupidity

Ancestry of “dumpheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdumpstupid, foolish
2Proto-West Germanicdumbdumb, mute
3Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →