Where does “volkslied” come from?
volkslied (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch volkslied, from Dutch volk, from Dutch tuin, from Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
volkslied (Afrikaans): national anthem
Definitions
- national anthem
Ancestry of “volkslied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volkslied | A national anthem; also an anthem associated with... |
| 2 | Dutch | volk | people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,... |
| 3 | Dutch | tuin | garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |