Where does “dyna” come from?

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

dyna (Swedish): a cushion

Definitions

  1. a cushion

Ancestry of “dyna”, step by step

dyna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dýna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedýna—
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Norse dúnn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúnndown, down feather

Words derived from “dyna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →