Where does “tún” come from?

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

tún (Old Norse): a hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead; a...

Definitions

  1. a hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead; a...

Ancestry of “tún”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tún”

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