Reconstruction:Old Dutch/irstummon

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀstummēn. Equivalent to ir- +‎ *stummon. The unprefixed verb is not attested in Old Dutch or its descendants, it comes from Proto-West Germanic *stummēn.

Verb

*irstummon

  1. to become mute

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: erstommen