Where does “dint” come from?

dint (Middle English) comes from Old English dynt, from Proto-West Germanic *dunti, from Proto-Germanic duntiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.

dint (Middle English): The landing of a weapon; a blow or stroke;...

Definitions

  1. The landing of a weapon; a blow or stroke;...

Ancestry of “dint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdyntblow, strike
2Proto-West Germanic*dunti—
3Proto-Germanicduntizshock, impact, blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰén-surface

Words derived from “dint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duntiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dunti →