Where does “dúnn” come from?

dúnn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dúnn (Old Norse): down, down feather

Definitions

  1. down, down feather

Ancestry of “dúnn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dúnn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →