Where does “dust” come from?

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

dust (Faroese): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “dust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedustdust particle
2Proto-Germanicdustądust
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dustą →Every word from Old Norse dust →