Where does “dūnǭ” come from?

dūnǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dūnǭ (Proto-Germanic): hill, sand dune

Definitions

  1. hill, sand dune

Ancestry of “dūnǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
2Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dūnǭ”

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