Where does “dulinn” come from?
dulinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dylja, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic duljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
dulinn (Icelandic): hidden
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dulinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | dylja | to hide, to conceal |
| 2 | Old Norse | dylja | to hide, to conceal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | duljaną | to mislead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |