Results: DumB
Its origins in the Proto-Germanic dumbaz ("dull, dumb") and further to the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ-, which meant to blur, obscure, or turn into a haze.
The word dumb has had a letter "b" at the end of it for over 1,000 years, dating back to its earliest appearance in Old English around the year 1000 AD.
The b became silent around the 1200s.
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Did you know that the word dumb had a "b" at the end?
Yes
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691 votes
No
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58 votes
Duh
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59 votes
News to me
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27 votes
N/A
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101 votes
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Were you younger than 80 when you realized there was a "b" at the end? Yes
55%
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512 votes
No
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89 votes
Learned it that way
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193 votes
N/A
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142 votes
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