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Where does “treudoof” come from?

treudoof (German) comes from German doof, from Low German doof, from Old Dutch dōf, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

treudoof (German): naive

Definitions

  1. naive

Ancestry of “treudoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandoofstupid, dumb; boring, annoying
2Low Germandoof—
3Old Dutchdōf—
4Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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