Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces. · Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops. · An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc. · Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
From Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw (“dew”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with German Tau, Dutch dauw and Afrikaans dou. Doublet of dag.
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