Etymology

stum

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Today it means: Unfermented grape juice; must. Full definition →

Dutch stom
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stum · noun, verb1

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromstom“unfermented”
  2. English todaystum

From Dutch stom (“unfermented”, literally “mute; dull”). Compare French vin muet, German stummer Wein. Doublet of shtum.

Stum · proper noun2

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromStum
  2. English todayStum

Borrowed from Dutch Stum.

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