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Thun

Thun comes from Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘fortified town’.

Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘fortified town’reconstructed
Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Tuno
EnglishtodayThun

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘fortified town’reconstructed
Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Tuno
EnglishtodayThun

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to last’

beautiful, beauty, ben, tool, bonus, dynamic, beneficial, rebel, optimal, boo, dynasty, tow, bonnie, optimism, beau, boon, beneficiary, bona, dynamo, revel, bello, bene, bonny, dynastic, taw, bauble, bellicose, bonbon, 97 more

through Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘fortified town’

down, town, teen, dune, dun, tine

Today it means

name A city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *dūnom / Thun

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