din
English
/dɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English din inherited from Old English dyne inherited from Proto-Germanic *duniz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰún-is, *dʰwen- (make a noise).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰwen-
Gloss
make a noise
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dindle English
- dinful English
- dinsome English
- earth English
- earthdin English
- outdin English
- *dʰwen- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰún-is Proto-Indo-European
- *duniz Proto-Germanic
- dån Swedish
- dynja Norwegian Nynorsk
- dyne Old English
- ध्वनि Sanskrit
- din Middle English
- dyndelen Middle English
- erthedine Middle English
- dynja Old Norse
- dynr Old Norse
- døn Danish
- Dynja Icelandic
- ध्वनि Hindi
- ధ్వని Telugu
- ధ్వనించు Telugu
- *duni Old Dutch
- *dʰwaníš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *dʰwaníṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ಧ್ವನಿ Kannada