Where does “Drægtūn” come from?

Drægtūn (Old English) comes from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Drægtūn”, step by step

Drægtūn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English draġan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdraġanto draw, drag
2Proto-West Germanicdraganto haul, to carry
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “Drægtūn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →