Where does “dun” come from?

dun (Swedish) comes from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dun (Swedish): down, what grows on young birds

Definitions

  1. down, what grows on young birds

Ancestry of “dun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúnndown, down feather
2Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dúnn →
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