Where does “*din” come from?

*din (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

*din (Proto-Brythonic): a hill, fortified hill, fort

Definitions

  1. a hill, fortified hill, fort

Ancestry of “*din”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*din”

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