Where does “dūst” come from?

dūst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dunstą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dūst (Old English): dust, dried earth reduced to powder; other dry...

Definitions

  1. dust, dried earth reduced to powder; other dry...

Ancestry of “dūst”, step by step

dūst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dunstą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdunstąmist, haze; evaporation; dust
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Proto-Germanic dustą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdustądust

Words derived from “dūst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunstą →