Where does “dum” come from?

dum (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish dumber, from Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dum (Swedish): stupid, dumb; mean, cruel

Definitions

  1. stupid, dumb; mean, cruel

Ancestry of “dum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdumbermute, unable to speak; muffled; obtuse, blunt
2Old Norsedumbrdumb
3Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dum”

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