Where does “dúnn” come from?

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

dúnn (Icelandic): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “dúnn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dúnn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dúnn →