Where does “dun” come from?

dun (German) comes from Low German duun, from Proto-Turkic *tügün, from Proto-Germanic tug-, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

dun (German): drunk

Definitions

  1. drunk

Ancestry of “dun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanduundrunk
2Proto-Turkic*tügün—
3Proto-Germanictug-—
4Frankish-wald—
5Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
6Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
7Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic tug- →
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