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Where does “dhone” come from?

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

dhone (Manx): brown, brunette; hazel; swarthy, dark-skinned

Definitions

  1. brown, brunette; hazel; swarthy, dark-skinned

Ancestry of “dhone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dhone”

  • breck-ghone
  • cro-ghone
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