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Where does “daufr” come from?

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

daufr (Old Norse): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “daufr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “daufr”

  • daffy
  • dave
  • daffing
  • daff
  • dowf
  • daffiness
  • daffish
  • daffily
  • daffock
  • overdøve
  • døvhet
  • døv
  • døvblindhet
  • døvblind
  • døv
  • døvblind
  • døv
  • døvhed
  • daffen
  • daf
  • deaven
  • deven
  • daffe
  • mænudeyfing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →