Where does “*dauw” come from?

*dauw (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

*dauw (Proto-West Germanic): moisture

Definitions

  1. moisture

Ancestry of “*dauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “*dauw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz →