Where does “due” come from?

due (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian due, from Latin duae, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

due (Norwegian Bokmål): dove, pigeon, culver

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon, culver

Ancestry of “due”, step by step

due traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianduetwo
2Latinduaenominative feminine plural of duo
3Latinduōtwo; 2
4Proto-Italicduōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Norwegian Bokmål duge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldugehelp, be useful; be good enough; work, suffice;...
2Old Norsedugato help, aid; to do, suffice; to show prowess, do...
3Proto-Germanicduganąto be useful, to avail
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰówgʰeto be productive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

via Old Norse dúfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
2Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “due”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →