S. [N.] ^dovn, adj. “gloomy”

N. dofn adj. “gloomy”

Reference ✧ Ety/DUB ✧ “gloomy”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. lumna “lying heavy, burdensome, oppressive, ominous” ✧ Ety/DUB.012

Derivations

• < ᴹ√DUB “lie, lie heavy, loom, hang over oppressively (of clouds)” ✧ Ety/DUB.001

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√DUB > dofn

[dubna] > [dumna] > [domna] > [domn] > [dovn]

✧ Ety/DUB.023