Where does “tún” come from?

tún (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tún, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tún (Faroese): forecourt (e.g. asphalted), way between houses, street in a Faroese village

Definitions

  1. forecourt (e.g. asphalted), way between houses, street in a Faroese village

Ancestry of “tún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetúna hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead; a...
2Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
3Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tún”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →