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Tuna
Tuna comes from Old Norse tún ‘enclosure, enclosed area, settlement’, from Gaulish *dūnon ‘fort’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*dūnon‘fort’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘fence, enclosure’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350tún‘enclosure, enclosed area, settlement’
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Tuna
- Swedishmodernsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*dūnon‘fort’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘fence, enclosure’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350tún‘enclosure, enclosed area, settlement’
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Tuna
- Swedishmodernsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to last’
beautiful, beauty, ben, tool, bonus, beneficial, rebel, dynamic, optimal, boo, tow, bonnie, optimism, dynasty, beau, boon, beneficiary, revel, bello, bene, dynamo, bona, bonny, dynastic, taw, bauble, bellicose, bonbon, 97 more
through Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold’
through Proto-Germanic *tūną ‘fence, enclosure’
Another origin of Tuna
- MāorimodernTuna
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name Various towns and (historical) former settlements in Sweden.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *dūnom / Tuna