Where does “dynt” come from?

dynt (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *dunti, from Proto-Germanic duntiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.

dynt (Old English): blow, strike

Definitions

  1. blow, strike

Ancestry of “dynt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dunti
2Proto-Germanicduntizshock, impact, blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰén-surface

Words derived from “dynt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰén-Every word from Proto-Germanic duntizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *dunti