Where does “duestegg” come from?

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

duestegg (Norwegian Nynorsk): male dove

Definitions

  1. male dove

Ancestry of “duestegg”, step by step

duestegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskdueA bird of the family Columbidae, the pigeons and...
2Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Nynorsk stegg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstegga male of certain kinds of bird
2Old Norsesteggimale animal, drake
3Proto-Germanicstaggijôstag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʰ-to be stiff, sting; rod, blade; to stick, sting,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ
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