Where does “duf” come from?

duf (Dutch) comes from Dutch dof, from Dutch doof, from Middle Dutch dôof, from Old Dutch dōf, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duf (Dutch): unable to think clearly; boring, uninteresting;...

Definitions

  1. unable to think clearly; boring, uninteresting;...

Ancestry of “duf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdofdull, matte; dull, muffled; languid, apathetic
2Dutchdoofdeaf
3Middle Dutchdôofdeaf
4Old Dutchdōfdeaf
5Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
6Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →