Where does “dȯuw” come from?

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

dȯuw (Westrobothnian): deaf; numb; heavy and effete

Definitions

  1. deaf; numb; heavy and effete

Ancestry of “dȯuw”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dȯuw”

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