Where does “dauw” come from?

dauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dau, from Old Dutch dāu, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dauw (Dutch): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “dauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdau—
2Old Dutchdāu—
3Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dauw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz →Every word from Old Dutch dāu →