Where does “doze” come from?

Doze comes from Middle English dosen, from Old Norse dúsa, from Proto-Germanic dusāną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-.

doze (English): To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze; To...

Definitions

  1. To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze; To...

Ancestry of “doze”, step by step

doze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdosen—
2Old Norsedúsato doze, rest, remain quiet
3Proto-GermanicdusānąTo slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via English bulldoze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulldozeTo destroy with a bulldozer; To push someone over...
2Englishbulldose—

Words derived from “doze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dusāną →