domun

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”) (compare Welsh dwfn (“deep, depth; the world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”).

Noun

domun m

1. the world, the Earth
2. country, native district, (of ruler) realm

Descendants

• Irish: domhan
• Manx: dowan
• Scottish Gaelic: domhan