Where does “Zaunrübe” come from?

Zaunrübe (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.

Zaunrübe (German): bryony

Definitions

  1. bryony

Ancestry of “Zaunrübe”, step by step

Zaunrübe 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 Rübe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRübebeet, turnip; head, bonce, noggin
2Middle High Germanrüebe—
3Old High Germanruobaturnip, rape; a number, multitude
4Proto-Germanicrōbǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →
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