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