dungun

Old French

Alternative forms

dognon, doignon, dongon, dongun, donjon, donjun, dungeon, dungon

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Latin dungiō, from either Vulgar Latin *dominio, *dominionem (a derivative of Latin dominius) or Frankish *dungijō (“underground vault, fortress, keep”).

Noun

dungun oblique singular, m (oblique plural dunguns, nominative singular dunguns, nominative plural dungun)

keep (part of a dungeon)

Descendants

Middle French: donjon, dongon, dongeon
- French: donjon
  - → Dutch: donjon
Picard: donjôn (Athois)
→ Middle English: dongeoun
- English: dungeon, donjon
- Scots: dungeon
→ Italian: dongione

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