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Where does “mildēaw” come from?

mildēaw (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw.

Ancestry of “mildēaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*milidauw—

Words derived from “mildēaw”

  • mildew
  • mildewy
  • mildewcide
  • antimildew
  • mildewproof
  • mildewcidal
  • mildiou
  • míldio
  • mildewe
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw →