"Dust" meaning in English

See Dust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Dusts [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun dust. * As a north German surname, from the noun Dust with the same meaning as above, from Middle Low German and Old Saxon dust, from Proto-Germanic *dustą. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{der|en|osx|dust}} Old Saxon dust, {{der|en|gem-pro|*dustą}} Proto-Germanic *dustą Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Dusts}} Dust (plural Dusts)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Dust-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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