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Where does “deduster” come from?

deduster (English) comes from English dedust, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

deduster (English): A piece of cleaning equipment used to separate...

Definitions

  1. A piece of cleaning equipment used to separate...

Ancestry of “deduster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdedustTo remove the dust from
2EnglishdustFine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;...
3Germandust—
4Middle Low Germandust—
5Old Frenchjostejoust
6LatinjuxtaAlternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh
7Latiniuxtanearly; near, close to; just as
8Proto-Italicjougestād—
9Proto-Italicjougestos—
10Proto-Italicjougosyoked animals, team
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwgosteam, pair of yoked animals
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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