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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | dunst | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | dunst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tunst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dunstą | mist, haze; evaporation; dust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
Words derived from “dȕnst”