Where does “Hameldūne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Hameldūne”, step by step

Hameldūne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dūne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūnehill; down, downward
2Old Englishadūne—
3Old Englishofdūneoff the hill; down
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English hamel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhamelblunt, flat-topped
2Proto-Germanichamalazmutilated, truncated
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-olo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “Hameldūne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →