Where does “dýna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dýna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dýna”

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