Where does “tuinstad” come from?

tuinstad (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.

tuinstad (Dutch): a garden city, a planned city combining industry, agriculture and residential areas with greenbelts and a high proportion of internal green space

Definitions

  1. a garden city, a planned city combining industry, agriculture and residential areas with greenbelts and a high proportion of internal green space

Ancestry of “tuinstad”, step by step

tuinstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tuin

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

via Dutch stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
2Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
3Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →
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