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Where does “dumać” come from?

dumać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic dumati, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dumać (Polish): to muse, to ponder

Definitions

  1. to muse, to ponder

Ancestry of “dumać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdumatito think
2Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dumać”

  • duma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →