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Where does “bonn” come from?

bonn (Middle Irish) comes from Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bonn (Middle Irish): sole of foot; sole of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole of foot; sole of the foot

Ancestry of “bonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Celtic*bundos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “bonn”

  • aerbhonn
  • bonn
  • bonnaonad
  • mórbhonn
  • bonneagar
  • bonn
  • ard-voynnagh
  • boyn
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