Where does “prentduft” come from?

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

prentduft (Icelandic): toner, printing toner

Definitions

  1. toner, printing toner

Ancestry of “prentduft”, step by step

prentduft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic duft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicduftpowder
2Old Norseduptpowder
3Proto-Germanicduftaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Icelandic prent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicprentprint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duftaz →