Etymology of the English word dumbfound
the English word
dumbfoundderived from the English word
confoundderived from the Old French word
confondrederived from the Latin word
confundere (pour, mix, mass; upset, confuse; blur)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Late Latin word
fundere (pour, cast; scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gheu-derived from the English word
dumbDate
The earliest known usage of dumbfound in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
