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Where does “Dubris” come from?

Dubris (Latin) comes from Brythonic Dubras, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Dubris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BrythonicDubras—
2Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Dubris”

  • Dover
  • Dover
  • Dofras
  • דובר
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