Where does “Tenn” come from?

Tenn (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German tenni, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Tenn (Alemannic German): threshing floor

Definitions

  1. threshing floor

Ancestry of “Tenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantenni—
2Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dani →