Where does “taubenblau” come from?
taubenblau (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.
taubenblau (German): blue-grey
Definitions
- blue-grey
Ancestry of “taubenblau”, step by step
taubenblau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German taube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | taube | pigeon, dove |
| 2 | German | taub | deaf; numb; empty |
| 3 | Middle High German | toup | — |
| 4 | Old High German | toub | deaf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daub | stunned; deaf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German Blau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blau | the colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blā | blue |
| 3 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |