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Where does “duniz” come from?

duniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰún-is, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

duniz (Proto-Germanic): sound; noise

Definitions

  1. sound; noise

Ancestry of “duniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “duniz”

  • din
  • dinsome
  • dinful
  • dins
  • outdin
  • dån
  • dynja
  • dyn
  • din
  • dinnen
  • dynne
  • dinne
  • dyne
  • dynnan
  • dynian
  • dynja
  • dyn
  • dunjaną
  • dynja
  • dynr
  • duni
  • dunnjan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →