Where does “dēaf” come from?

dēaf (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dēaf (Old English): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “dēaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
2Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dēaf”

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