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Where does “douox” come from?

douox (Norman) comes from Old French dous, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

douox (Norman): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “douox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoussoft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →