Duns
/dʌnz/noun
Plural of dun, meaning a dull gray-brown color.
Did you know?Its ancestor is the same ancient color-root behind words for dark, earthy tones in other Germanic languages, showing how color words can survive for centuries almost unchanged.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dunnaz
“dull brown, gray-brown”
Old English
OE
dun
“dark-colored; brown, gray-brown”
Middle English
ME
dun
“a dull brown or grayish-brown color”
Modern English
English
dun
“a dull gray-brown color”
Modern English
English
duns
“plural form of dun”