Where does “dunn” come from?
dunn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dusnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dunn (Old English): brown; bleak, dark, dim
Ancestry of “dunn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dusnaz | brownish; brown; yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “dunn”