Where does “dôof” come from?

dôof (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dōf, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dôof (Middle Dutch): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “dôof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdōfdeaf
2Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
3Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dôof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →