Where does “dou” come from?
dou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dauw, from Middle Dutch dau, from Old Dutch dāu, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dou (Afrikaans): dew
Ancestry of “dou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dauw | dew |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dau | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dāu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |