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
- garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge
Ancestry of “tuin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tūn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 5 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “tuin”