Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tūn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tūną.

Noun

*tūn m

fence

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tūn
Genitive	*tūnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tūn	tūnō, tūnōs
Accusative	*tūn	*tūnā
Genitive	*tūnas	*tūnō
Dative	*tūnē	*tūnum
Instrumental	*tūnu	*tūnum

Derived terms

*tūnijan

Descendants

Old English: tūn
- Middle English: toun, town
  - English: town
    - → Chichewa: tawuni
    - → Pennsylvania German: Taun
  - Scots: toun, tone, toon, town
Old Frisian: tūn
- Saterland Frisian: Tuun
- West Frisian: tún
Old Saxon: tūn
- Middle Low German: tûn
  - German Low German: Tuun
  - Low German: Tuun
Old Dutch: tūn
- Middle Dutch: tuun
  - Dutch: tuin
    - Afrikaans: tuin
Old High German: zūn
- Middle High German: zūn, zoun; ziune
  - German: Zaun
  - Luxembourgish: Zonk
  - Vilamovian: caojn

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