Where does “dofinn” come from?

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

dofinn (Icelandic): numb, benumbed

Definitions

  1. numb, benumbed

Ancestry of “dofinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedofinndead; drowsy
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dofinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Old Norse dofinn →
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