Where does “volkerenmoord” come from?
volkerenmoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch volk, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
volkerenmoord (Dutch): genocide
Definitions
- genocide
Ancestry of “volkerenmoord”, step by step
volkerenmoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volk | people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,... |
| 2 | Dutch | tuin | garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tūn | fence |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |