English word origin

Etymology of Tuna

From Swedish Tuna, from Old Norse Tuna, from tún (“enclosure, enclosed area, settlement”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

Various towns and (historical) former settlements in Sweden.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Swedish Tuna, from Old Norse Tuna, from tún (“enclosure, enclosed area, settlement”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionTunasv
Derivation mentionTunanon

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A god, considered the son of Manga-wai-roa and source of eels.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Māori Tuna.

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