Where does “” come from?

dý (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *dūjan-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*dūjan-
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūjan-