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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

Definitions

  1. bog, quagmire

Ancestry of “dý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedý—
2Proto-Germanic*dūjan-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dý”

  • dýjamosi
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