Where does “Dunst” come from?

Dunst (German) comes from Middle High German dunst, from Old High German tunst, from Proto-Germanic dunstą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

Dunst (German): haze

Definitions

  1. haze

Ancestry of “Dunst”, step by step

Dunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandunst—
2Old High Germantunst—
3Proto-Germanicdunstąmist, haze; evaporation; dust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Middle High German tunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantunst—
2Old High Germandunst—

Words derived from “Dunst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunstą →Every word from Old High German tunst →