Where does “tūbe” come from?

tūbe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tūba, from Proto-Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “tūbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantūbadove, pigeon
2Proto-Germanic*dūbā—
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tūbe”

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