Where does “dew-” come from?
dew- (Cornish) comes from Cornish dew, from Proto-Brythonic *dow, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
dew- (Cornish): Prefix used in forming the dual number of...
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Ancestry of “dew-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cornish | dew | two |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *dow | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *duwo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “dew-”