Where does “dunst” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dunst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dunst”

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