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

Definitions

  1. <br>; down

Ancestry of “dun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúnndown, down feather
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dúnn →