Where does “Dau” come from?

Dau (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German dou, from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dau (Central Franconian): dew; push

Definitions

  1. dew; push

Ancestry of “Dau”, step by step

Dau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German dou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandoudiscipline, coercion, tuition
2Old High Germantoudew
3Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Central Franconian däue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconiandäueto push; to shove
2Old High Germandiuwen—
3Proto-Germanicþūhijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →