Where does “sawdust” come from?
Sawdust is a compound of English saw and Middle English dust, which descends from Old English dūst, Proto-Germanic dunstą, and Proto-Indo-European dʰew-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European sek-.
sawdust (English): The fine particles of wood created by sawing; To...
Definitions
- The fine particles of wood created by sawing; To...
Ancestry of “sawdust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 2 | German | dust | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 4 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 5 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 6 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
Words derived from “sawdust”