dust
Middle English
/dust/
noun
Definitions
- dust, powder
- dirt, grit
- (figurative) iota, modicum
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dūst (dust, other dry material reduced to powder, dried earth reduced to powder) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dunstą (dust, vapour, evaporation, mist) inherited from Old English *dust derived from Proto-Germanic *dustą (dust).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dustą
Gloss
dust
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidust English
- bedust English
- brickdust English
- bulldust English
- chalkdust English
- coaldust English
- dedust English
- diamond dust English
- dust English
- dust-ridden English
- dustable English
- dustbag English
- dustball English
- dustbathe English
- dustbin English
- dustbowl English
- dustbrush English
- dustcart English
- dustcloth English
- dustcloud English
- dustcoat English
- dustcover English
- duster English
- dustfall English
- dustfree English
- dusthead English
- dustheap English
- dusthole English
- dustless English
- dustlike English
- dustling English
- dustman English
- dustmat English
- dustmote English
- dustout English
- dustpan English
- dustperson English
- dustpile English
- dustproof English
- dustrag English
- dustsheet English
- duststorm English
- dustup English
- dustwoman English
- dustwrapper English
- dusty English
- microdust English
- milldust English
- moondust English
- nanodust English
- overdust English
- sanderdust English
- sawdust English
- smartdust English
- stardust English
- undust English
- *dʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dunstą Proto-Germanic
- *dustą Proto-Germanic
- *dust Old English
- dust Old English
- dustsceawung Old English
- dūst Old English
- dūstiġ Old English
- dusty Middle English
- dusta Irish
- dunst Old High German
- tunst Old High German
- *dunst Old Saxon
- das Tok Pisin