Where does “dungræg” come from?

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

dungræg (Old English): dark gray

Definitions

  1. dark gray

Ancestry of “dungræg”, step by step

dungræg 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 grǣġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrǣġ—
2Proto-West Germanic*grāugrey
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →