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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *dunsta-n
Meaning: dust
Old Norse: dust n. `Staub'; dusti m. `id.'
Norwegian: dust `Staub'
Swedish: dust `Staub'
Danish: dust `Staub'
Old English: dūst `stof'
Old Frisian: dūst `Spreu, Staub'
East Frisian: fris.-holl. duist `stuifmeel'
Middle Dutch: donst, dunst `plantenhaar, eerste kinhaar'
Dutch: dons n.
Middle Low German: dūst `kaf, zemelen, stof'
Old High German: tunist, dun(i)st m. `storm, adem'
Middle High German: dunst, tunst st. m., f. 'dampf, dunst'
German: Dunst
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Proto-IE: *dhwAnǝ-
Meaning: to smoke
Old Indian: ádhvanīt (aor.) `to become covered or extinguished (as anger)', caus. ádhvā̆naya `to envelop, wrap up, darken'; ptc. dhvāntá- `covered, veiled, dark'
Avestan: dvan- (mit Praeverb.) `fliegen'; dvąnman- n. `Wolke', aipi-dvąnara- `wolkig, nebelig', dunman- n. `Nebel, Wolke'
Russ. meaning: дымить, дымиться
References: WP I 835 f
Comments: Cf. #1927 *dhūw- (PIH *dhuHw-)
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Proto-Baltic: *dwan-a- c, *dwan-ā̂ f.
Meaning: dust
Lettish: dvans, dvana, dvanums `Dunst, Dampf'
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