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Where does “Dún na nGall” come from?

Dún na nGall (Irish) comes from Irish gall, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

Ancestry of “Dún na nGall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgallforeigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative...
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-án—
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “Dún na nGall”

  • Donegal
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