Where does “duvet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “duvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchduvetdown, the feathers of young birds
2Old Frenchdumdown, feathers of small birds used as insulation...
3Old Norsedúnndown, down feather
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “duvet”

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