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Where does “Maschendrahtzaun” come from?

Maschendrahtzaun (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.

Maschendrahtzaun (German): wire net fence, wire mesh fence, chain link fence

Definitions

  1. wire net fence, wire mesh fence, chain link fence

Ancestry of “Maschendrahtzaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrahtzaunwire fence
2GermanZaunfence
3Middle High Germanzūn—
4Old High Germanzūn—
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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