 | ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
Possibly fromProto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-(“to whisk; smoke; make obscure”). According to Kroonen, derived from Proto-Germanic*dūbaną(“to dive; to sink”),[1] likely referring to the dove's characteristic divebombing flight.
*dūbǭ f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dūbǭ | *dūbōniz |
| vocative | *dūbǭ | *dūbōniz |
| accusative | *dūbōnų | *dūbōnunz |
| genitive | *dūbōniz | *dūbōnǫ̂ |
| dative | *dūbōni | *dūbōmaz |
| instrumental | *dūbōnē | *dūbōmiz |