Where does “douwen” come from?

douwen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch douwen, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

douwen (Middle Dutch): to die off, to die out

Definitions

  1. to die off, to die out

Ancestry of “douwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdouwen—
2Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Old Dutch douwen →