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dauw.

dew

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɑu̯/
  1. dew

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
    voor dag en dauw
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dau, dauwe, from Old Dutch *dāu, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Compare Low German Dau, West Frisian dau, German Tau, English dew, compare also Danish dug.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.