Where does “tunhoof” come from?

tunhoof (English) comes from Middle English tun-hōve, from Old English tūnhōfe, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tunhoof (English): ground-ivy

Definitions

  1. ground-ivy

Ancestry of “tunhoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtun-hōve—
2Old Englishtūnhōfe—
3Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →