dunon
Gaulish
noun
Definitions
- fort.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuHnom (enclosure).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰuHnom
Gloss
enclosure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tuno Latin
- *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰuHnom Proto-Indo-European
- *tūną Proto-Germanic
- -tun Old English
- tun Old English
- tūn Old English
- tún Old Norse
- dinas Welsh
- zūn Old High German
- dún Old Irish
- *tūn gmw-pro
- tūn Old Dutch
- *dūnom Proto-Celtic
- *srutom Proto-Celtic
- *dunum Gaulish
- *dūnon Gaulish
- dunum Gaulish