Where does “dyn” come from?

dyn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dynja, from Old Norse dynja, from Proto-Germanic dunjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

dyn (Norwegian Nynorsk): inflection of dynja: ## present ## imperative

Definitions

  1. inflection of dynja: ## present ## imperative

Ancestry of “dyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdynjato resound, to boom, to reverberate
2Old Norsedynja—
3Proto-Germanicdunjanąto make a noise, to resound
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunjaną →Every word from Old Norse dynja →