Where does “antifog” come from?

antifog (English) comes from English fog, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

antifog (English): Acting against fog or fogging

Definitions

  1. Acting against fog or fogging

Ancestry of “antifog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfogA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “antifog”

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