Where does “tuindorp” come from?
tuindorp (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.
tuindorp (Dutch): a mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model
Definitions
- a mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model
Ancestry of “tuindorp”, step by step
tuindorp 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 dorp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dorp | village, small settlement |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorp | farmstead, estate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thorp | village |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |