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Where does “Brieftaubenzüchter” come from?

Brieftaubenzüchter (German) comes from German Brieftaube, from German taube, from German taub, from Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

Brieftaubenzüchter (German): homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder

Definitions

  1. homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder

Ancestry of “Brieftaubenzüchter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrieftaubea homing pigeon is a breed or variety of...
2Germantaube
3Germantaubdeaf; numb; empty
4Middle High Germantoup—
5Old High Germantoubdeaf
6Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
7Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Brieftaubenzüchter”

  • Brieftaubenzüchterin
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