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Zaun

Zaun comes from German Zaun ‘fence’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold, rampart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘fence’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tūn‘fence’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050zūn‘fence’
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentZaun‘fence’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dūnom‘stronghold, rampart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūną‘fence’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tūn‘fence’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050zūn‘fence’
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentZaun‘fence’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

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

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

through Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’

down, dune, dun

through Proto-West Germanic *tūn ‘fence’

town, teen, tine

Today it means

name A surname from German.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *dūnom / Zaun

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