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Where does “dew” come from?

dew (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *dow, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dew (Cornish): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*dow—
2Proto-Celtic*duwo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dew”

  • dewdhorn
  • dew-
  • dewlagas
  • dewgonna bregh
  • dewfrik
  • dewdros
  • dewelin
  • dewlin
  • diwvron
  • dewufern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →