Where does “duve” come from?

duve (Middle English) comes from Old English dūfe, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duve (Middle English): Alternative form of douve

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of douve

Ancestry of “duve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūfedove, pigeon
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 →