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Where does “dʰuHnom” come from?

dʰuHnom (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dʰuHnom (Proto-Indo-European): enclosure

Definitions

  1. enclosure

Ancestry of “dʰuHnom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dʰuHnom”

  • town
  • Princeton
  • Hamilton
  • Clinton
  • Down
  • downward
  • downstairs
  • downtown
  • Burton
  • Durham
  • Cotton
  • downstream
  • download
  • downwards
  • Thornton
  • Sutton
  • downfall
  • downs
  • Townsend
  • hometown
  • Burlington
  • downhill
  • downside
  • Clint
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