Where does “støv” come from?

støv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German stof, from Proto-Germanic staubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

støv (Norwegian Nynorsk): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “støv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstof—
2Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “støv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staubaz →