Where does “Dau” come from?

Dau (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dāw, from Proto-Germanic dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dau (Saterland Frisian): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “Dau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandāwdew
2Proto-Germanicdawwazmoisture; dew
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawwaz →Every word from Old Frisian dāw →
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