Where does “dust” come from?
dust (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse dust, from Proto-Germanic dustą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
dust (Norwegian Nynorsk): dork, moron, fool; dust
Ancestry of “dust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dust | dust particle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dustą | dust |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |