Where does “dune” come from?

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

dune (French): dune

Definitions

  1. dune

Ancestry of “dune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdune—
2Middle Dutchdûne—
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dune”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →