Where does “dust” come from?

dust (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dustet, from Old Norse dust, from Proto-Germanic dustą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dust (Norwegian Bokmål): dork, moron, fool; dust

Definitions

  1. dork, moron, fool; dust

Ancestry of “dust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldustet—
2Old Norsedustdust particle
3Proto-Germanicdustądust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dustą →Every word from Old Norse dust →