Where does “Kaninchendrahtzaun” come from?
Kaninchendrahtzaun (German) comes from German Drahtzaun, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
Kaninchendrahtzaun (German): chicken wire fence
Ancestry of “Kaninchendrahtzaun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Drahtzaun | wire fence |
| 2 | German | Zaun | fence |
| 3 | Middle High German | zūn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zūn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |