Where does “groentetuin” come from?
groentetuin (Dutch) comes from Dutch tuin, from Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
groentetuin (Dutch): vegetable garden, kitchen garden
Definitions
- vegetable garden, kitchen garden
Ancestry of “groentetuin”, step by step
groentetuin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tuin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tuin | garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tūn | fence |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 6 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch groente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | groente | Vegetables; A vegetable |
| 2 | Dutch | groen | green; green, relating to green parties or green... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | groene | green; unripe, young |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gruoni | green |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |