Where does “døvhet” come from?

døvhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål døv, from Danish døv, from Old Danish døf, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

døvhet (Norwegian Bokmål): deafness

Definitions

  1. deafness

Ancestry of “døvhet”, step by step

døvhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål døv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldøvdeaf
2Danishdøvdeaf, not able to hear
3Old Danishdøf—
4Old Norsedaufrdeaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →