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Where does “dyrnan” come from?

dyrnan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *darnijan.

dyrnan (Old English): to hide

Definitions

  1. to hide

Ancestry of “dyrnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*darnijan—

Words derived from “dyrnan”

  • derne
  • dærnen
Every word from Proto-Germanic *darnijan →