Where does “toub” come from?

toub (Middle High German) comes from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “toub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantoubdeaf
2Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
3Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →