Where does “dynian” come from?

dynian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dunnjan, from Proto-Germanic dunjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

dynian (Old English): Alternative form of dynnan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dynnan

Ancestry of “dynian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdunnjanto make loud noise
2Proto-Germanicdunjanąto make a noise, to resound
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “dynian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dunjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dunnjan →