Where does “dyne” come from?

dyne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dyne (Norwegian Nynorsk): continental quilt, duvet; a dune

Definitions

  1. continental quilt, duvet; a dune

Ancestry of “dyne”, step by step

dyne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch dûne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdûne—
2Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
3Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Norse dýna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýna—
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down

Words derived from “dyne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →