English
stum
Stum comes from Dutch stom ‘unfermented’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentstom‘unfermented’literally ‘mute; dull’
- Englishearliest quotation 1664stum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentstom‘unfermented’literally ‘mute; dull’
- Englishearliest quotation 1664stum
Earliest quotation: 1664, Samuel Butler, Hudibras; with notes by T. R. Nash: “Drink ev'ry letter on't in stum, And make it…”
Every English word from Dutch stom
Today it means
noun Unfermented grape juice; must.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch stom / stum