Where does “Donst” come from?

Donst (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German tunst, from Old High German dunst, from Proto-Germanic dunstą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

Donst (Luxembourgish): haze, mist, steam

Definitions

  1. haze, mist, steam

Ancestry of “Donst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantunst—
2Old High Germandunst—
3Proto-Germanicdunstąmist, haze; evaporation; dust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunstą →Every word from Old High German dunst →