Where does “tün” come from?

tün (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tün (North Frisian): garden, yard

Definitions

  1. garden, yard

Ancestry of “tün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantūn—
2Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
3Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →