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Where does “diven” come from?

diven (Middle English) comes from Old English dūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūban, from Proto-Germanic dūbaną — to dive, to sink.

Ancestry of “diven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūfanto duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive
2Proto-West Germanic*dūban—
3Proto-Germanicdūbanąto dive, to sink

Words derived from “diven”

  • dive
  • diving
  • dived
  • diver
  • nosedive
  • skydiver
  • skydive
  • divemaster
  • divey
  • divebomb
  • nondiving
  • predive
  • diveable
  • divable
  • postdive
  • undived
  • stage diving
  • paradiver
  • updive
  • sportdiving
  • sportdiver
  • divvy duck
  • stagedive
  • dives
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