dun

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • hill, mountain

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *dūnǭ (sand dune) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage) derived from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*dūnom

Gloss

stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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