dʰews-

“to scatter, to sprinkle (dew)”

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dew, scatter

PIE root meaning to scatter or sprinkle.‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌ Source of English "dew" and words for moisture falling in fine drops.

(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰew-sis-“nature, growth, being”bʰew-tú-“growth, nature, coming-to-be”bʰleh₁-“to blow, to puff”bʰlewH-“to overflow, to well up”bʰudʰ-men-“bottom, foundation, ground”