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Where does “דובר” come from?

דובר (Hebrew) comes from English Dover, from Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

דובר (Hebrew): to be spoken; speaker; spokesman

Definitions

  1. to be spoken; speaker; spokesman

Ancestry of “דובר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDover—
2Old EnglishDofras—
3LatinDubris—
4BrythonicDubras—
5Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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