Where does “doon” come from?

doon (Scots) comes from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

doon (Scots): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “doon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūnehill; down, downward
2Old Englishadūne—
3Old Englishofdūneoff the hill; down
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →
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