Where does “dewynge” come from?

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

dewynge (Middle English): Dew or its coming into existence

Definitions

  1. Dew or its coming into existence

Ancestry of “dewynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdewynTo sprinkle dew on vegetation; to dew; To cry...
2Old Englishdēawian—
3Proto-Germanic*dauwēn—
4Proto-Germanic*dawwānąto bedew
Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną →