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
Ancestry of “dauw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dau | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dāu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “dauw”