duvet

French

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) down soft, fine feathers
  • down, fuzz (on face, peach, etc)
  • (down-filled) sleeping bag
  • duvet, continental quilt
  • (Belgium) eiderdown

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French duvet inherited from Old French duvet (down, the feathers of young birds), dum derived from Old Norse dúnn (down, down feather) derived from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (down) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewh₂-

Gloss

smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌋 🚬

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