Where does “dyne” come from?

dyne (Middle English) comes from Old English dȳne, from Proto-West Germanic duni, from Proto-Germanic duniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰún-is, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

dyne (Middle English): din loud noise

Definitions

  1. din loud noise

Ancestry of “dyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdȳnedin
2Proto-West Germanicdunisound, noise
3Proto-Germanicdunizsound; noise
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰún-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic duniz →