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Where does “duni” come from?

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

duni (Proto-West Germanic): sound, noise

Definitions

  1. sound, noise

Ancestry of “duni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdunizsound; noise
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “duni”

  • din
  • dinsome
  • dinful
  • outdin
  • dins
  • dynne
  • dinne
  • din
  • dyne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →