dúnn

Icelandic

[tutn]

noun
Definitions
  • down (immature feathers on young birds)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse dúnn (down, down feather) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dūna- (down) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰowh₂-nis, *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewh₂-

Gloss

smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌋 🚬

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