Where does “Zaunpfahl” come from?

Zaunpfahl (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.

Zaunpfahl (German): fencepole, fencepost

Definitions

  1. fencepole, fencepost

Ancestry of “Zaunpfahl”, step by step

Zaunpfahl 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 Pfahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfahlstake, picket, pale; pale
2Old High Germanpfālstake
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →