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Where does “dyn” come from?

dyn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic dün, from Proto-Celtic gdonyos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

dyn (Welsh): folk, folks pl; man; person

Definitions

  1. folk, folks pl; man; person

Ancestry of “dyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicdünhuman, person
2Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “dyn”

  • dynfarch
  • dynes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →