Where does “dou” come from?

dou (Old High German) comes from Old High German tou, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dou (Old High German): discipline, coercion, tuition

Definitions

  1. discipline, coercion, tuition

Ancestry of “dou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantoudew
2Proto-Germanic*dawwaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dou

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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