Where does “dewfall” come from?

dewfall (English) comes from English dew, from Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dewfall (English): The forming of dew; The time when dew begins to...

Definitions

  1. The forming of dew; The time when dew begins to...

Ancestry of “dewfall”, step by step

dewfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdewAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by...
2Middle Englishdewdew; moisture present on plants; A rejuvenating...
3Old Englishdēawdew
4Proto-West Germanic*dauwmoisture
5Proto-Germanic*dawwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
2Middle Englishfall
3Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
4Proto-Germanicfallą
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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