Where does “düftin” come from?
düftin (Hungarian) comes from German Duvetine, from French duvetine, from French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet, from Old French dum, from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz — smoke; mist, haze.
düftin (Hungarian): duffel, duvetyne
Definitions
- duffel, duvetyne
Ancestry of “düftin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Duvetine | — |
| 2 | French | duvetine | duvetyne |
| 3 | French | duvet | down; down, fuzz; sleeping bag |
| 4 | Middle French | duvet | — |
| 5 | Old French | duvet | down, the feathers of young birds |
| 6 | Old French | dum | down, feathers of small birds used as insulation... |
| 7 | Old Norse | dúnn | down, down feather |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dūnaz | Alternative form of *dūnǭ; down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |