Where does “due” come from?

due (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

due (Norwegian Nynorsk): A bird of the family Columbidae, the pigeons and...

Definitions

  1. A bird of the family Columbidae, the pigeons and...

Ancestry of “due”, step by step

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 dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ →