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

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “dou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdauwdew
2Middle Dutchdau—
3Old Dutchdāu—
4Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz →Every word from Old Dutch dāu →