Where does “dúfa” come from?

dúfa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dúfa (Icelandic): dove, pigeon

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon

Ancestry of “dúfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
2Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →