Where does “duft” come from?

duft (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dupt, from Proto-Germanic duftaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duft (Icelandic): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “duft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseduptpowder
2Proto-Germanicduftaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “duft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duftaz →