Where does “dʰews-” come from?

dʰews- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dʰews- (Proto-Indo-European): Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...

Ancestry of “dʰews-”, step by step

dʰews- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰew-

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

via Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-

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

via Proto-Indo-European dʰwes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

Words derived from “dʰews-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →