Where does “dewret” come from?

dewret (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.

dewret (English): To subject to the process of dewretting

Definitions

  1. To subject to the process of dewretting

Ancestry of “dewret”, step by step

dewret 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 ret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretTo prepare for further processing by soaking,...
2Middle Englishretten—
3Middle Dutchrēten—
4Proto-Germanicrautijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewd-to tear; rend; rip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →