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
- folk, folks pl; man; person
Ancestry of “dyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | dün | human, person |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gdonyos | person |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |