Where does “dew” come from?

dew (Middle English) comes from Old English dēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dew (Middle English): dew; moisture present on plants; A rejuvenating...

Definitions

  1. dew; moisture present on plants; A rejuvenating...

Ancestry of “dew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēawdew
2Proto-West Germanic*dauwmoisture
3Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dew”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauw →