Where does “dunette” come from?

dunette (French) comes from French dune, 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.

dunette (French): poop deck

Definitions

  1. poop deck

Ancestry of “dunette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdunedune
2Old Frenchdune
3Middle Dutchdûne
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dunette

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