Where does “höyhentyyny” come from?

höyhentyyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyny, from Swedish dyna, from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

höyhentyyny (Finnish): feather pillow

Definitions

  1. feather pillow

Ancestry of “höyhentyyny”, step by step

höyhentyyny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna—
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Finnish höyhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhenfeather
2Proto-Finnicheühenfeather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →