Where does “dofna” come from?

dofna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dofna, from Proto-Germanic dubnaną, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

dofna (Icelandic): to go numb, to become numb

Definitions

  1. to go numb, to become numb

Ancestry of “dofna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedofna—
2Proto-Germanicdubnanąto become weak
3Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
4Proto-Germanic-nō-—
5Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubnaną →