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Where does “douane” come from?

douane (Dutch) comes from French douane, from Middle French doane, from Medieval Latin doana, from Andalusian Arabic duwān, from Arabic دِيوَان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.

douane (Dutch): customs; customs officer

Definitions

  1. customs; customs officer

Ancestry of “douane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdouanecustoms; customs office
2Middle Frenchdoane—
3Medieval LatindoanaA customs duty
4Andalusian Arabicduwān—
5Arabicدِيوَانadministrative office; register
6Persianدیوانdivan; bureau; court, tribunal
7Middle Persiandywʾn'archive; collected writings
8Middle Persiandiβi-vān—
9Middle Persiandipi-vān-relating to documents
10Old Persiandipi-vahanamdocument house
11Old Persian𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡inscription; document
12Elamite𒁾—
13Akkadian𒁾tablet; document; letter
14Sumerian𒁾tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet
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