domnhon

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

domnon, domejon
dromnhom, dromon
donjon (likely from French)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem. Compare Old French donjon.

Noun

domnhon m (oblique plural domnhons, nominative singular domnhons, nominative plural domnhon)

keep, donjon

Descendants

Occitan: donjon, jonjon
→ Medieval Latin: dominiōnus

References

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Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*dominiō”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 130

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