Where does “duun” come from?

duun (Low German) comes 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.

duun (Low German): drunk

Definitions

  1. drunk

Ancestry of “duun”, step by step

duun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic *tügün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*tügün—
2Proto-Germanictug-—
3Frankish-wald—
4Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
5Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
6Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Sanskrit ददाति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritददातिto give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,...
2Proto-Indo-AryandádaHti—
3Proto-Indo-IraniandádaHtito give
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “duun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic tug- →
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