Where does “dynnan” come from?

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

dynnan (Old English): to make a noise; to resound

Definitions

  1. to make a noise; to resound

Ancestry of “dynnan”, 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 “dynnan”

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