Where does “Taubennest” come from?

Taubennest (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.

Taubennest (German): pigeon nest

Definitions

  1. pigeon nest

Ancestry of “Taubennest”, step by step

Taubennest 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 nest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannestnest
2Middle High Germannestnest
3Old High Germannest—
4Proto-West Germanicnestnest
5Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
6Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →