Where does “duif” come from?

duif (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch duve, from Old Dutch dūva, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duif (Dutch): pigeon, dove, bird of the family Columbidae;...

Definitions

  1. pigeon, dove, bird of the family Columbidae;...

Ancestry of “duif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchduvepigeon, dove
2Old Dutchdūvadove, pigeon
3Proto-West Germanic*dūbādove, pigeon
4Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →