Where does “duve” come from?

duve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dūva, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duve (Middle Dutch): pigeon, dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon, dove

Ancestry of “duve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdūvadove, pigeon
2Proto-West Germanic*dūbādove, pigeon
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “duve

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ