They all stem form Proto-Germanic *tūnan, whose meaning is reconstructed as “fenced area”.
Over the course of 2000 years, they’ve grown apart.
My new graphic shows nine unexpected but true cognates in English, German, Dutch, Frisian, and Swedish.
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npub15v…lpcra on Nostr: The word ‘town’ shares its origin with German ‘Zaun’ (fence) and Dutch ...
The word ‘town’ shares its origin with German ‘Zaun’ (fence) and Dutch ‘tuin’ (garden), even though their forms and meanings are quite different.
They all stem form Proto-Germanic *tūnan, whose meaning is reconstructed as “fenced area”.
Over the course of 2000 years, they’ve grown apart.
My new graphic shows nine unexpected but true cognates in English, German, Dutch, Frisian, and Swedish.
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They all stem form Proto-Germanic *tūnan, whose meaning is reconstructed as “fenced area”.
Over the course of 2000 years, they’ve grown apart.
My new graphic shows nine unexpected but true cognates in English, German, Dutch, Frisian, and Swedish.
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