Where does “dý” come from?
dý (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dý, from Proto-Germanic *dūjan-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dý (Icelandic): bog, quagmire
Ancestry of “dý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | dý | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *dūjan- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |