Where does “Donn” come from?

Donn (Irish) comes from Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic dusnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Donn (Irish): the legendary ancestor of the Gaels

Definitions

  1. the legendary ancestor of the Gaels

Ancestry of “Donn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdonnbrown, tawny, dun; hazel; chestnut
2Proto-Celticdusnosdark, brown
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Donn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dusnos →Every word from Old Irish donn →
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