Where does “Duane” come from?
Duane (English) comes from Dutch douane, from French douane, from Middle French doane, from Medieval Latin doana, from Andalusian Arabic duwān, from Arabic دِيوَان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn' — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
Ancestry of “Duane”, step by step
Duane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch douane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | douane | customs; customs officer |
| 2 | French | douane | customs; customs office |
| 3 | Middle French | doane | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | doana | A customs duty |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | duwān | — |
| 6 | Arabic | دِيوَان | administrative office; register |
| 7 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 8 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 9 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 10 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 11 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 13 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 14 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 15 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |