Where does “tauj dub” come from?

tauj dub (White Hmong) comes from Proto-Germanic dub-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tauj dub (White Hmong): lemongrass

Definitions

  1. lemongrass

Ancestry of “tauj dub”, step by step

tauj dub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dub-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdub-to fit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via White Hmong tauj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1White Hmongtaujany of a variety of coarse grasses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dub- →