Where does “dýna” come from?

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

dýna (Icelandic): a mattress

Definitions

  1. a mattress

Ancestry of “dýna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýna—
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dýna →