Dunst

See also: dunst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dunst, tunst, from Old High German tunst, from Proto-Germanic *dunstą (“mist, dust, evaporation”). The onset d- is already predominant in Middle High German, thus due to irregular re-voicing. The expected form tunst disappears in early modern German under the reinforcing influence of Central and Low German (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German dūst, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon thunst).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʊnst/
• Rhymes: -ʊnst

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Noun

Dunst m (genitive Dunstes or Dunsts, plural Dünste)

1. haze

Further reading

• “Dunst” in Duden online