Where does “dȕnst” come from?

dȕnst (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German dunst, from Middle High German dunst, from Old High German tunst, from Proto-Germanic dunstą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

Ancestry of “dȕnst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandunsthaze, mist
2Middle High Germandunst—
3Old High Germantunst—
4Proto-Germanicdunstąmist, haze; evaporation; dust
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dȕnst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunstą →Every word from Old High German tunst →