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)

1. keep, donjon

Descendants

• Occitan: donjon, jonjon
• → Medieval Latin: dominiōnus

References

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