dew
Middle English
/dɛu̯/
noun
Definitions
- dew; moisture present on plants.
- (figurative) A rejuvenating substance.
- (rare) Sodden or water-soaked terrain.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dēaw (dew) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dawwaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedew English
- deuce English
- dew English
- dewberry English
- dewdrop English
- dewfall English
- dewless English
- dewlike English
- dewret English
- dewretting English
- dewshine English
- dewworm English
- dewy English
- honeydew English
- peppadew English
- sundew English
- *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dawwaz Proto-Germanic
- *dēawian Old English
- deaw Old English
- dēaw Old English
- dēawiġ Old English
- dewe Middle English
- dewes Middle English
- dewy Middle English
- dewyn Middle English
- dewynge Middle English
- deus Old French
- tou Old High German
- Da Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *dāu Old Dutch
- dāw Old Frisian