Where does “Dunweald” come from?

Dunweald (Old English) comes from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Dunweald”, step by step

Dunweald traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
2Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
3Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English weald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealdforest; power; authority
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Old English dunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdunnbrown; bleak, dark, dim
2Proto-Germanicdusnazbrownish; brown; yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →