Where does “dún” come from?

dún (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dún (Old Irish): fort; fortress; Alternative spelling of dúnn

Definitions

  1. fort; fortress; Alternative spelling of dúnn

Ancestry of “dún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dún”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →