Where does “donst” come from?

donst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “donst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúnndown, down feather
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “donst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dúnn →
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