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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”

  • dint
  • dent
  • dunt
  • undentable
  • dentable
  • dentproof
  • dynt
  • dente
  • dint
  • dunt
  • dent
  • dink
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