Where does “cot-tūn” come from?

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

cot-tūn (Old English): cottage farmstead

Definitions

  1. cottage farmstead

Ancestry of “cot-tūn”, step by step

cot-tūn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English cot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcotcottage
2Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →