Where does “Defenisc” come from?

Defenisc (Old English) comes from Old English Defenas, from Latin Dumnonii, from Proto-Celtic dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Defenisc (Old English): Devonian, Devon

Definitions

  1. Devonian, Devon

Ancestry of “Defenisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishDefenasDevonians
2LatinDumnoniiA tribe of Britannia
3Proto-Celticdubnosdeep; world
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dubnos →