Where does “Dauf” come from?

Dauf (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German dūva, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dauf (Luxembourgish): dove; pigeon

Definitions

  1. dove; pigeon

Ancestry of “Dauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandūva—
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 →