Where does “Dunedin” come from?

Dunedin (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Èideann, from Old Welsh Din Eidyn, from Old Welsh din, from Proto-Brythonic *din, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dunedin (English): An anglicisation of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh

Definitions

  1. An anglicisation of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh

Ancestry of “Dunedin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicDùn ÈideannEdinburgh
2Old WelshDin EidynEdinburgh
3Old Welshdin—
4Proto-Brythonic*dina hill, fortified hill, fort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Dunedin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *din →
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