Where does “dewy” come from?
Dewy comes from Middle English dewy, from Old English dēawiġ, derived from Old English dēaw meaning dew, from Proto-Germanic dawwaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-.
dewy (English): Covered by dew; Having the quality of bearing...
Definitions
- Covered by dew; Having the quality of bearing...
Ancestry of “dewy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dewy | Resembling dew; dewy; Resembling water |
| 2 | Old English | dēawiġ | — |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “dewy”