Where does “skovdue” come from?

skovdue (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.

skovdue (Danish): a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Definitions

  1. a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Ancestry of “skovdue”, step by step

skovdue 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 skov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskovforest
2Old Danishskoghforest
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →