Where does “duvet” come from?

duvet (French) comes from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet, from Old French dum, from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duvet (French): down; down, fuzz; sleeping bag

Definitions

  1. down; down, fuzz; sleeping bag

Ancestry of “duvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchduvet—
2Old Frenchduvetdown, the feathers of young birds
3Old Frenchdumdown, feathers of small birds used as insulation...
4Old Norsedúnndown, down feather
5Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “duvet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dúnn →