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Where does “dupt” come from?

dupt (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic duftaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dupt (Old Norse): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “dupt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicduftaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dupt”

  • prentduft
  • duft
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