Where does “døgg” come from?

døgg (Faroese) comes from Old Norse dǫgg, from Proto-Germanic dawwō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

døgg (Faroese): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “døgg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedǫggdew; second-person singular imperative of dǫggva
2Proto-GermanicdawwōAlternative form of *dawwaz; dew, moisture
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawwō →Every word from Old Norse dǫgg →