Where does “dynen” come from?
dynen (Middle English) comes from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- — to sacrifice.
dynen (Middle English): To eat lunch the midday meal
Definitions
- To eat lunch the midday meal
Ancestry of “dynen”, step by step
dynen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French disner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 3 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 5 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 6 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |