Where does “*dauw” come from?
*dauw (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “*dauw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *dawwaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |