Where does “doven” come from?

doven (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dofinn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

doven (Norwegian Bokmål): lazy; flat; numb

Definitions

  1. lazy; flat; numb

Ancestry of “doven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedofinndead; drowsy
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “doven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Old Norse dofinn →