Where does “doon” come from?

doon (Manx) comes from Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

doon (Manx): close, shut; fort, fastness; stronghold, bastion

Definitions

  1. close, shut; fort, fastness; stronghold, bastion

Ancestry of “doon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdúnfort; fortress; Alternative spelling of dúnn
2Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “doon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Old Irish dún →
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