Where does “daf” come from?

daf (Middle English) comes from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “daf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedaufrdeaf
2Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “daf”

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