Where does “dy” come from?
dy (Swedish) comes from Old Norse dý, from Proto-Germanic *dūjan-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dy (Swedish): mud, mire, sludge
Ancestry of “dy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | dý | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *dūjan- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |