dof

Betekenis (English)

Adj

1. dull, matte
2. dull, muffled
3. languid, apathetic

Noun

a dull impact; a slam, a pound, a blow

Synonyms

gesmoord

toonloos

stomp

bot

mat

stomphoekig

gedempt

wazig

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɔf/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: dôof

Inherited from Old Dutch: *dōf

Cognate with Zweeds: dov

Cognate with Engels: dowf

In summary

Vowel shortening of doof (“deaf”), from Middle Dutch dôof, from Old Dutch *dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“stunned, deaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”). Compare Swedish dov (“matt, muted”), English dowf.