Where does “dumb” come from?

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

dumb (Proto-West Germanic): dumb, mute

Definitions

  1. dumb, mute

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →