duin
Afrikaans
/dœi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- A dune.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish duin (dune, sandhill) inherited from Middle Dutch dûne inherited from Old Dutch dūna inherited from Proto-Germanic *dūnǭ (sand dune) derived from Gaulish dunum (hill, hillfort, fort) derived from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*dūnom
Gloss
stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
丘, 岡, 阜
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tuno Latin
- Düne German
- duin Dutch, Flemish
- duinhagedis Dutch, Flemish
- duinpan Dutch, Flemish
- grasduin Dutch, Flemish
- paraboolduin Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwduin Dutch, Flemish
- zandduin Dutch, Flemish
- duna Spanish, Castilian
- *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰuHnom Proto-Indo-European
- *dūnaz, *dūnǭ Proto-Germanic
- *dūnǭ Proto-Germanic
- *tūną Proto-Germanic
- dun Old English
- ofdune Old English
- dinas Welsh
- dûne Middle Dutch
- dūne Middle Dutch
- dún Old Irish
- -e- Afrikaans
- besie Afrikaans
- duinebesie Afrikaans
- dūna Old Dutch
- *dūnom Proto-Celtic
- *srutom Proto-Celtic
- dūne Old Frisian
- *dunum Gaulish
- *dūnon Gaulish
- dunon Gaulish
- dunum Gaulish