Where does “Taube” come from?

Taube (German) comes from Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Taube (German): dove, pigeon; the constellation Columba;...

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon; the constellation Columba;...

Ancestry of “Taube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūbe—
2Old High Germantūbadove, pigeon
3Proto-Germanic*dūbā—
4Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →