Where does “dāu” come from?
dāu (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “dāu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |