Where does “tuinkabouter” come from?
tuinkabouter (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.
tuinkabouter (Dutch): a garden gnome
Definitions
- a garden gnome
Ancestry of “tuinkabouter”, step by step
tuinkabouter 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 kabouter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kabouter | A tiny folkloric bearded man who traditionally... |