Etymology

numb

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Today it means: Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. Full definition →

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The story

From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.

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