Where does “dewmist” come from?

dewmist (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.

dewmist (English): A mist or drizzle of dew

Definitions

  1. A mist or drizzle of dew

Ancestry of “dewmist”, step by step

dewmist 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 mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmistWater or other liquid finely suspended in air; A...
2Middle EnglishmistAlternative form of myst
3Old Englishmistfog; mist
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →