Where does “duivenmelker” come from?

duivenmelker (Dutch) comes from Dutch Duif, 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.

duivenmelker (Dutch): pigeon fancier, pigeon keeper, pigeon breeder

Definitions

  1. pigeon fancier, pigeon keeper, pigeon breeder

Ancestry of “duivenmelker”, step by step

duivenmelker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Duif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDuifColumba
2Middle Dutchduvepigeon, dove
3Old Dutchdūvadove, pigeon
4Proto-West Germanic*dūbādove, pigeon
5Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Dutch melken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmelkento milk
2Middle Dutchmelkento milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure
3Old Dutchmelkan—
4Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →