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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dumbaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰm̥bʰos (compare Ancient Greek θάμβος (thámbos)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure; to confuse, stupefy).[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdum.bɑz/

Adjective

*dumbaz

  1. dumb, mute, unable to speak

Inflection


Derived terms

  • Old English: dumb
  • Old Frisian: dumb
  • Old Saxon: dumb
    • Middle Low German: dum
  • Old Dutch: dumb
  • Old High German: tumb
    • Middle High German: tump
      • German: dumm (Central German); tumb (Upper German; archaic)
  • Old Norse: dumbr
    • Icelandic: dumbur
    • Faroese: dumbur
    • Norn: dumn (deaf, stupid)
    • Norwegian: dum
    • Old Swedish: dumber
    • Danish: dum
    • Gutnish: dummar, dumbårr, dumbårr, dumbur
    • Westrobothnian: dom, dåmb
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐍃 (dumbs)

References

  1. Kümmel, Martin. 2015. Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²
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