Where does “tünn” come from?

tünn (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German dünne, from Old High German dunni, from Proto-West Germanic þunnī, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tünn (Alemannic German): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “tünn”, step by step

tünn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dünne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandünne—
2Old High Germandunnithin
3Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
4Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Middle Low German tunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantunnebarrel
2Proto-Germanictunnǭ—
3Latintunnatun, box
4Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →