Where does “dūn” come from?

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

dūn (Old English): hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain

Definitions

  1. hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain

Ancestry of “dūn”, step by step

dūn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *dūnā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
2Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Proto-West Germanic *dūnā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dūnāsand dune

Words derived from “dūn”

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