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Where does “dau” come from?

dau (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dāu, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “dau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdāu—
2Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dau”

  • dauw
  • dauwvorst
  • dou
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