Where does “douve” come from?

douve (French) comes from Old French dove, from Latin doga, from Ancient Greek δοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

douve (French): moat; stave; fluke

Definitions

moat; stave; fluke

Ancestry of “douve”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	dove	—
2	Latin	doga	vat; vessel
3	Ancient Greek	δοχή	receptacle
4	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
6	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

Words derived from “douve”

douelle
dovela
dovella
adovelado
adovellat
dovelar
dovellat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →