Where does “woontoren” come from?
woontoren (Dutch) comes from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
woontoren (Dutch): residential tower
Ancestry of “woontoren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | toren | tower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | torre | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | turn | — |
| 4 | Old French | Tur | — |
| 5 | Latin | Turris | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |