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Where does “duftaz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “duftaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “duftaz”

  • prentduft
  • duft
  • dupt
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