Where does “donn-” come from?

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

donn- (Irish): brownish

Definitions

  1. brownish

Ancestry of “donn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishDonnthe legendary ancestor of the Gaels
2Old Irishdonnbrown, tawny, dun; hazel; chestnut
3Proto-Celticdusnosdark, brown
4Proto-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 →