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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”

  • foggy
  • foghorn
  • pettifogger
  • befog
  • fogginess
  • fogger
  • fogbound
  • fogbank
  • foggily
  • pettifoggery
  • foglike
  • defogger
  • antifog
  • fogless
  • defog
  • fibrofog
  • foggage
  • fogfruit
  • foglamp
  • fogdom
  • unfoggy
  • fog line
  • prefog
  • fogfall
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