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Where does “tuinen” come from?

tuinen (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.

tuinen (Dutch): to practice agriculture or horticulture

Definitions

  1. to practice agriculture or horticulture

Ancestry of “tuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuingarden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge
2Middle Dutchtuun—
3Old Dutchtūn—
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tuinen”

  • tuinder
  • tuinderij
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