Where does “Tauber” come from?

Tauber (German) comes from Welsh dŵr, from Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic duβr, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Tauber (German): A male pigeon or dove, a cock pigeon or dove; A...

Definitions

  1. A male pigeon or dove, a cock pigeon or dove; A...

Ancestry of “Tauber”, step by step

Tauber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dŵr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdŵrwater; Soft mutation of tŵr
2Middle Welshdwfyrwater
3Proto-Brythonicduβrwater
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German taub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaubdeaf; numb; empty
2Middle High Germantoup—
3Old High Germantoubdeaf
4Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰūbʰ-—

Words derived from “Tauber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →