Where does “overdøve” come from?
overdøve (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.
overdøve (Norwegian Bokmål): to drown out; to suppress, stifle
Definitions
- to drown out; to suppress, stifle
Ancestry of “overdøve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | døv | deaf |
| 2 | Danish | døv | deaf, not able to hear |
| 3 | Old Danish | døf | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | daufr | deaf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |