Masculine

duvet

Meaning

Concepts

(masculine, uncountable) down (soft, fine feathers)
(masculine) down, fuzz (on face, peach, etc)
(masculine) sleeping bag
(masculine) duvet, continental quilt
(Belgium, Switzerland, masculine) eiderdown

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dy.vɛ/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with German

Cognate with English

In summary

Inherited from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, from Old French dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”). Cognate with Danish dun (“down”), German Daune (“down”). More at English down.