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Where does “dux” come from?

dux (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic duskaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “dux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicduskazdark, dark-colored, dusky
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂s-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dux”

  • dusk
  • dusky
  • duskiness
  • duskily
  • duskish
  • dusketh
  • predusk
  • dusklight
  • duskness
  • dusktime
  • dusken
  • duskishly
  • duskdarter
  • duskishness
  • duskless
  • dosk
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