Where does “dut” come from?
dut (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian duś, from Proto-Slavic dǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dumˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰemH- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.
dut (Lower Sorbian): supine of duś
Ancestry of “dut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | duś | to blow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dǫti | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dumˀtei | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰemH- | to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure |