English
Golub
Golub comes from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь ‘pigeon’.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*golǫbь‘pigeon’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayGolub
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*golǫbь‘pigeon’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayGolub
The story
From Slavic surnames such as Golub or Голуб, meaning "dove".
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *golǫbь / Golub