Where does “dauss” come from?

dauss (Old Norse) comes from Old French dous, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

Ancestry of “dauss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoussoft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet

Words derived from “dauss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Old French dous →