Where does “dēaw” come from?

dēaw (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dēaw (Old English): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “dēaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dauwmoisture
2Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dēaw”

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