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Reconstruction:Old English/dufe

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.fe/, [ˈduː.ve]

Noun

*dūfe f

  1. dove, pigeon

Declension

Derived terms

  • Dūfe f (personal name)

Descendants

  • Middle English: douve, dove, duve, dowve, dowe, doufe, douf
    • English: dove
    • Scots: doo, dow
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