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Where does “dùin” come from?

dùin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dúnaid — to close, to shut.

dùin (Scottish Gaelic): shut, close; enclose, surround; lace, button

Definitions

  1. shut, close; enclose, surround; lace, button

Ancestry of “dùin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdúnaidto close, to shut
Every word from Old Irish dúnaid →