Where does “dunum” come from?

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

dunum (Gaulish): fort; hill, hillfort

Definitions

  1. fort; hill, hillfort

Ancestry of “dunum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dunum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →