Where does “dunfealu” come from?

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

dunfealu (Old English): dark gray

Definitions

  1. dark gray

Ancestry of “dunfealu”, step by step

dunfealu traces back through two 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 fealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfealuyellow, dusky, grey
2Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →