Words for brown / dun in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *dusnos = dark brown |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | donn [don͈] = brown, tawny, dun; hazel (eyes), chestnut (animals) |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | donn [d̪ˠɔn̪ˠ / d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ / d̪ˠəun̪ˠ] = brown, brown-haired, hard brown timber |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | donn [dɔun̪ˠ ~ dɯn̪ʲə] = brown, brown-haired, brunette |
| Manx (Gaelg) | dhone = brown, brown-haired, hazel, swarthy, dark-skinned |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | dwnn = dun, dark red, brown |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | dwn = dun, dark red, brown; swarthy, dark |
Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *dusnos- / *donnos- (dark) [source]
| Proto-Celtic | *gelos = shining, white |
|---|---|
| Gaulish | *gelā |
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | gel = bright, clear, white |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | geal [ɟalˠ] = white, bright |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | geal [gʲal̪ˠ] = white, fine |
| Manx (Gaelg) | gial = bright, clear, white, shining, snowy, light-coloured, fulgent |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | gell = bay, brown, auburn, orange, yellow, tawny-coloured |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | gell [gɛl:] = (light) brown |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | gell = bay, brown |
Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂os, from *ǵʰelh₂- (to shine) [source]
| Proto-Celtic | *gurmos = dun, dark, blue |
|---|---|
| Irish (Gaeilge) | gorm [ˈɡɔɾˠəmˠ] = blue; dyeing-blue; azure; dark-blue; livid, purple |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | gorm [gɔrɔm] = blue; green, verdant; green, inexperienced, wet (behind the ears) |
| Manx (Gaelg) | gorrym = blue, black, dark-skinned; washing blue |
| Proto-Brythonic | *gurm = dun, dark, blue |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | gwrm = brown, dark-brown, reddish, greyish-brown, dark-grey, dark, dusky, black, dark-blue, blue |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | gorm [gɔrm] = (dark) brown |
| Old Breton | uurm = dark |
Etymology: unknown
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru