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, mist

Definitions

  1. haze, mist

Ancestry of “dunst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dunst”

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