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Where does “dūva” come from?

dūva (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “dūva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dūbā—
2Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dūva”

  • Duif
  • postduif
  • duif
  • duiventil
  • duivenhuis
  • duve
  • duif
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