Where does “døn” come from?

døn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse dynr, from Proto-Germanic duniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰún-is, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

døn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a roar, boom

Definitions

  1. a roar, boom

Ancestry of “døn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedynrdin, noise
2Proto-Germanicdunizsound; noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
4Proto-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 →