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

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	*dūfe	*dūfan
accusative	*dūfan	*dūfan
genitive	*dūfan	*dūfena
dative	*dūfan	*dūfum

Derived terms

• Dūfe f (personal name)

Descendants

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