Where does “taub” come from?

taub (German) comes 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.

taub (German): deaf; numb; empty

Definitions

  1. deaf; numb; empty

Ancestry of “taub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantoup—
2Old High Germantoubdeaf
3Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
4Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “taub”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →