Where does “dūnon” come from?

dūnon (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dūnon (Gaulish): fort

Definitions

  1. fort

Ancestry of “dūnon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dūnon

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