Where does “dúfa” come from?

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

dúfa (Old Norse): dove, pigeon; to dive

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon; to dive

Ancestry of “dúfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dúfa”

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