Where does “ダスター” come from?

ダスター (Japanese) comes from English duster, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ダスター (Japanese): cloth designed for dusting

Definitions

  1. cloth designed for dusting

Ancestry of “ダスター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdusterAn object, now especially a cloth, used for...
2EnglishdustFine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;...
3Germandust
4Middle Low Germandust
5Old Frenchjostejoust
6LatinjuxtaAlternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh
7Latiniuxtanearly; near, close to; just as
8Proto-Italicjougestād
9Proto-Italicjougestos
10Proto-Italicjougosyoked animals, team
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwgosteam, pair of yoked animals
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-
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