Where does “שטום” come from?
שטום (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-Germanic stummaz, from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós, from Proto-Indo-European stemH- — to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer.
שטום (Yiddish): silent; mute, dumb
Ancestry of “שטום”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | stum | — |
| 2 | Old High German | stum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stummaz | mute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stm̥Hnós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stemH- | to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer |
Words derived from “שטום”