Where does “dunt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dunt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dunt

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