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Where does “dýna” come from?

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

dýna (Faroese): a duvet, doona, comforter

Definitions

  1. a duvet, doona, comforter

Ancestry of “dýna”, step by step

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