Where does “Zaunlatte” come from?

Zaunlatte (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.

Zaunlatte (German): picket

Definitions

  1. picket

Ancestry of “Zaunlatte”, step by step

Zaunlatte 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 latte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlattebatten; lath; slat narrow board or strip, usually of wood
2Middle High GermanLatte—
3Old High Germanlazza—
4Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →
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