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

Definitions

  1. mud, mire, sludge

Ancestry of “dy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedý—
2Proto-Germanic*dūjan-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- →Every word from Old Norse dý →