Where does “dūne” come from?

dūne (Old English) comes 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.

dūne (Old English): hill; down, downward

Definitions

  1. hill; down, downward

Ancestry of “dūne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dūne”

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