Where does “dønn” come from?

dønn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English done, from Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dønn (Norwegian Nynorsk): Used as an intensifier

Definitions

  1. Used as an intensifier

Ancestry of “dønn”, step by step

dønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English done

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoneReady, fully cooked; Having completed or finished...
2Middle EnglishdonTo do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...
3Old Englishdōnto do
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Old Norse dynr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedynrdin, noise
2Proto-Germanicdunizsound; noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-