Where does “Holztaube” come from?

Holztaube (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Holztaube (German): culver

Definitions

  1. culver

Ancestry of “Holztaube”, step by step

Holztaube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German taube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaubepigeon, dove
2Germantaubdeaf; numb; empty
3Middle High Germantoup—
4Old High Germantoubdeaf
5Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
6Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German holz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanholzwood material
2Middle High Germanholz—
3Old High Germanholzwood
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →
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