Where does “Taubheit” come from?

Taubheit (German) comes 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.

Taubheit (German): deafness; numbness

Definitions

  1. deafness; numbness

Ancestry of “Taubheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaubdeaf; numb; empty
2Middle High Germantoup—
3Old High Germantoubdeaf
4Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →