Where does “volkslied” come from?

volkslied (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.

volkslied (Dutch): A national anthem; also an anthem associated with...

Definitions

  1. A national anthem; also an anthem associated with...

Ancestry of “volkslied”, step by step

volkslied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch volk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolkpeople, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,...
2Dutchtuingarden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge
3Middle Dutchtuun—
4Old Dutchtūnfence
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Dutch lied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliedsong
2Middle Dutchliet—
3Old Dutchlioth—
4Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
5Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “volkslied”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →