dust

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • dust; powder; mill dust

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *dunstą (dust, vapour, evaporation, mist) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰew-

Gloss

die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🎲

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