Where does “duehøg” come from?

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

duehøg (Danish): northern goshawk

Definitions

  1. northern goshawk

Ancestry of “duehøg”, step by step

duehøg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishduepigeon, dove
2Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Danish høg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøghawk
2Old Danishhøkhawk
3Old Norsehaukrhawk
4Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →