Where does “tuin” come from?

tuin (Dutch) comes 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.

tuin (Dutch): garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge

Definitions

  1. garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge

Ancestry of “tuin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtuun—
2Old Dutchtūnfence
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tuin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →