Where does “dust” come from?

dust (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic dustą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dust (Old Norse): dust particle

Definitions

  1. dust particle

Ancestry of “dust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdustądust
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dust

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic dustą
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