Where does “Perückentaube” come from?

Perückentaube (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.

Perückentaube (German): jacobin, a breed of Columba livia domestica

Definitions

  1. jacobin, a breed of Columba livia domestica

Ancestry of “Perückentaube”, step by step

Perückentaube 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 Perücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPerückewig; periwig; peruke
2Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
3ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
4Italianparruccawig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →