Where does “dauvnesle” come from?

dauvnesle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dauv, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dauvnesle (Norwegian Nynorsk): white deadnettle (Lamium album)

Definitions

  1. white deadnettle (Lamium album)

Ancestry of “dauvnesle”, step by step

dauvnesle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dauv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdauvdeaf
2Old Norsedaufrdeaf
3Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Nynorsk nesle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskneslea nettle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →