Where does “tūn” come from?

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

tūn (Old English): enclosure, yard; place; dwelling

Definitions

  1. enclosure, yard; place; dwelling

Ancestry of “tūn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tūn”

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