Where does “dusgʷḿ̥s” come from?

dusgʷḿ̥s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

Ancestry of “dusgʷḿ̥s”, step by step

dusgʷḿ̥s traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dus-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

via Proto-Indo-European gʷem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “dusgʷḿ̥s

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-