Where does “erthe dyne” come from?

erthe dyne (Middle English) comes from Old English eorþdyne, 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.

erthe dyne (Middle English): An earthquake shaking of the ground

Definitions

  1. An earthquake shaking of the ground

Ancestry of “erthe dyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheorþdyneearthquake
2Old Englishdȳnedin
3Proto-West Germanicdunisound, noise
4Proto-Germanicdunizsound; noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “erthe dyne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰún-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic duniz →