a small heap, Irish dinn, a hill, fortified hill, Early Irish dinndind (do.), *dindu-; Norse tindr, spike, peak, German zinne, pinnacle, English tine. But cf. Greek $$Gqís, $$Gqinós ($$Gi long), a heap, Sanskrit dhanvan.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language.
Alexander Gairm Publications.
1982.