Where does “æfdyne” come from?
æfdyne (Old English) comes 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.
æfdyne (Old English): a descent, decline, or downward slope
Definitions
- a descent, decline, or downward slope
Ancestry of “æfdyne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dȳne | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | duni | sound, noise |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | duniz | sound; noise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰún-is | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwen- | make a noise |