Where does “dyne” come from?

dyne (Danish) comes from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dyne (Danish): continental quilt, duvet

Definitions

  1. continental quilt, duvet

Ancestry of “dyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýna—
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dyne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dýna →