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Where does “dyne” come from?

dyne (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic duni, from Proto-Germanic duniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰún-is, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

Ancestry of “dyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdunisound, noise
2Proto-Germanicdunizsound; noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “dyne”

  • æfdyne
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