Where does “Drahtzaun” come from?

Drahtzaun (German) comes from German Zaun, from Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Drahtzaun (German): wire fence

Definitions

  1. wire fence

Ancestry of “Drahtzaun”, step by step

Drahtzaun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zaun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZaunfence
2Middle High Germanzūn—
3Old High Germanzūnfence
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German draht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrahtwire thread of metal; conductor
2Middle High Germandrātwire, thread
3Old High Germandrāt—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “Drahtzaun”

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