Where does “dovne” come from?

dovne (Danish) comes from Old Norse dofna, from Proto-Germanic dubnaną, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

dovne (Danish): to idle; to laze, relax (due to lack of energy)

Definitions

  1. to idle; to laze, relax (due to lack of energy)

Ancestry of “dovne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedofna—
2Proto-Germanicdubnanąto become weak
3Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
4Proto-Germanic-nō-—
5Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubnaną →
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