Where does “dug” come from?

dug (Danish) comes from Old Norse dǫgg, from Proto-Germanic dawwō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dug (Danish): dew; tablecloth; a piece of canvas or cloth

Definitions

  1. dew; tablecloth; a piece of canvas or cloth

Ancestry of “dug”, step by step

dug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dǫgg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedǫggdew; second-person singular imperative of dǫggva
2Proto-GermanicdawwōAlternative form of *dawwaz; dew, moisture
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Middle Low German dūk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandūk—
2Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawwō →Every word from Old Norse dǫgg →