Where does “düne” come from?

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

düne (German): dune

Definitions

  1. dune

Ancestry of “düne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “düne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →