Where does “Devon” come from?

Devon (English) comes from Old English Defenas, from Latin Dumnonii, from Proto-Celtic dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Devon (English): One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in...

Definitions

  1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in...

Ancestry of “Devon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishDefenasDevonians
2LatinDumnoniiA tribe of Britannia
3Proto-Celticdubnosdeep; world
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Devon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →