Where does “doft” come from?

doft (Swedish) comes from Old Norse dupt, from Proto-Germanic duftaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

doft (Swedish): scent, odour, perfume

Definitions

  1. scent, odour, perfume

Ancestry of “doft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseduptpowder
2Proto-Germanicduftaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “doft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duftaz →