Where does “dovin” come from?

dovin (Faroese) comes from Old Norse dofinn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dovin (Faroese): lazy; stale

Definitions

  1. lazy; stale

Ancestry of “dovin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedofinndead; drowsy
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Old Norse dofinn →