Where does “Tuub” come from?

Tuub (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Tuub (Alemannic German): pigeon; dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon; dove

Ancestry of “Tuub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūbe—
2Old High Germantūbadove, pigeon
3Proto-Germanic*dūbā—
4Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →