Where does “Dunsmore” come from?

Dunsmore (English) comes from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Dunsmore (English): OS grid ref SP861110

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SP861110

Ancestry of “Dunsmore”, step by step

Dunsmore traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
2Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
3Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English mōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Old English Dunna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishDunna—
2Old Englishdunnbrown; bleak, dark, dim
3Proto-Germanicdusnazbrownish; brown; yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →