Where does “stum” come from?
stum (Old High German) comes 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stummaz | mute |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stm̥Hnós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stemH- | to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer |
Words derived from “stum”