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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dāu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz →