Where does “dewyn” come from?

dewyn (Middle English) comes from Old English dēawian, from Proto-Germanic *dauwēn, from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną — to bedew.

dewyn (Middle English): To sprinkle dew on vegetation; to dew; To cry...

Definitions

  1. To sprinkle dew on vegetation; to dew; To cry...

Ancestry of “dewyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēawian—
2Proto-Germanic*dauwēn—
3Proto-Germanic*dawwānąto bedew

Words derived from “dewyn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dauwēn →Every word from Old English dēawian →