Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “tunst” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tunst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tunst”

  • dünsten
  • dunstig
  • Dunst
  • dunst
  • дунст
  • dunszt
  • dunst
  • tunst
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