Where does “duns” come from?

duns (English) comes from English dun, from Irish Dún, from Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

duns (English): plural of dun; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of dun; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “duns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdunA brownish grey colour; Of a brownish grey...
2IrishDúnfort; fortress
3Old Irishdúnfort; fortress; Alternative spelling of dúnn
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →