Where does “dyyni” come from?
dyyni (Finnish) comes from French dune, from Old French dune, from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dyyni (Finnish): dune
Ancestry of “dyyni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | dune | dune |
| 2 | Old French | dune | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dûne | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “dyyni”