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Where does “dusnaz” come from?

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

dusnaz (Proto-Germanic): brownish; brown; yellow

Definitions

  1. brownish; brown; yellow

Ancestry of “dusnaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dusnaz”

  • donkey
  • dun
  • dunny
  • dunlin
  • dunner
  • donk
  • donkeyman
  • dunnish
  • donkeyish
  • dunfish
  • dunness
  • dunbird
  • donkeyshit
  • donkeycock
  • donkeydick
  • donkeyfucker
  • duns
  • donkey vote
  • donkey voter
  • weredonkey
  • antidonkey
  • dunne
  • dun
  • donekie
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