Where does “due” come from?

due (Danish) comes from Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

due (Danish): pigeon, dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon, dove

Ancestry of “due”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
2Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “due”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →