Where does “*dumb” come from?

*dumb (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “*dumb”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*dumb”

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