Where does “Devoner” come from?

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

Devoner (English): A person from Devon, England

Definitions

  1. A person from Devon, England

Ancestry of “Devoner”, step by step

Devoner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Devon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDevonOne of a breed of hardy cattle originating in...
2Old EnglishDefenasDevonians
3LatinDumnoniiA tribe of Britannia
4Proto-Celticdubnosdeep; world
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic dubnos
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