Din Eidyn

Old Welsh

Alternative forms

  • Din Eiddyn

Etymology

From din (“hillfort”), from Proto-Brythonic *din, + Eidyn, Eiddyn, of unknown origin.

Proper noun

Din Eidyn

  1. Edinburgh
  • *Caer Eidyn
  • Minit Eidyn

Descendants

  • → Breton: Dinedin
  • → Old English: *Edyn burg (calque)
  • → Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann, Dùn Éideann (superseded) (calque)
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