Where does “donn” come from?

donn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic dusnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

donn (Scottish Gaelic): brown; brown-haired, brunette

Definitions

  1. brown; brown-haired, brunette

Ancestry of “donn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdonnbrown, tawny, dun; hazel; chestnut
2Proto-Celticdusnosdark, brown
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dusnos →Every word from Old Irish donn →