Etymology

dumbhead

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Today it means: A stupid person. Full definition →

Dutch domkop
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  1. Dutch · calque ofdomkop
  2. English todaydumbhead

From dumb + head or dumb + -head, calque of Dutch domkop through its early form dom cop. Compare German Dummkopf (“dumbhead”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.