Where does “dun” come from?
dun (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dun (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; down
Ancestry of “dun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dúnn | down, down feather |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dūnaz | Alternative form of *dūnǭ; down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |