Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dumb

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.

Adjective

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*dumb (comparative *dumbiʀō, superlative *dumbist)

  1. dumb, mute
    Synonym: *stumm

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *dumb
Genitive *dumbas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dumb *dumbu *dumb
Accusative *dumbanā *dumbā *dumb
Genitive *dumbas *dumbeʀā *dumbas
Dative *dumbumē *dumbeʀē *dumbumē
Instrumental *dumbu *dumbeʀu *dumbu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dumbē *dumbō *dumbu
Accusative *dumbā *dumbā *dumbu
Genitive *dumbeʀō *dumbeʀō *dumbeʀō
Dative *dumbēm, *dumbum *dumbēm, *dumbum *dumbēm, *dumbum
Instrumental *dumbēm, *dumbum *dumbēm, *dumbum *dumbēm, *dumbum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: dumb
    • Middle 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)
      • Hunsrik: dumm
      • Luxembourgish: domm