Where does “dýggj” come from?

dýggj (Faroese) comes from Old Norse dý, from Proto-Germanic *dūjan-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dýggj (Faroese): bog, marsh, quagmire

Definitions

  1. bog, marsh, quagmire

Ancestry of “dýggj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedý—
2Proto-Germanic*dūjan-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- →Every word from Old Norse dý →