duve

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch dūva, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Noun

duve f

1. pigeon, dove

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: duif
• Limburgish: doef

Further reading

• “duve (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “duve”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Noun

duve

1. Alternative form of douve