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

Definitions

  1. residential tower

Ancestry of “woontoren”, step by step

woontoren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtorentower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine
2Middle Dutchtorre—
3Old Dutchturn—
4Old FrenchTur—
5LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
6Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
7Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

via Dutch wonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwonento live
2Middle Dutchwōnento live, to have a home
3Old Dutchwononto live, to dwell
4Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
5Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →