Where does “tun” come from?

tun (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tún, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tun (Norwegian Nynorsk): courtyard, front yard; farmstead

Definitions

  1. courtyard, front yard; farmstead

Ancestry of “tun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetúna hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead; a...
2Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
3Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →