Where does “fog” come from?

Fog comes from Danish fog, whose ultimate origin and meaning are unknown.

fog (English): A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...

Definitions

  1. A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...

Ancestry of “fog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “fog

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew-
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