English word town comes from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (Stronghold, rampart.), Gaulish *dunum
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dūnom | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Stronghold, rampart. |
| *dunum | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *dūnon | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| dunum | Gaulish (cel-gau) | A fort. |
| dunon | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *tūną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Enclosure. Fence. |
| tūn | Old English (ang) | |
| toun | Middle English (enm) | Town. |
| town | English (eng) | (UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.. (UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.. (colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.. (legal) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.. (obsolete) A collection of houses [...] |