Where does “stumfilm” come from?
stumfilm (Swedish) comes from Swedish stum, from Old Swedish stumber, from Middle Low German stum, from German stumm, from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-Germanic stummaz, from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós — to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer.
stumfilm (Swedish): silent film; film with no synchronized recorded sound
Definitions
- silent film; film with no synchronized recorded sound
Ancestry of “stumfilm”, step by step
stumfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stum | mute; unable to speak |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stumber | mute; unable to speak |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stum | — |
| 4 | German | stumm | mute; dumb unable to speak |
| 5 | Middle High German | stum | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stummaz | mute |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stm̥Hnós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stemH- | to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer |