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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

dum.

foolish

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. foolish

  2. stupid, silly

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Cognate with English dumb, Danish dum and Swedish dum, Icelandic dumbur, Dutch dom, German dumm.

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