Where does “dünnan” come from?

dünnan (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian dünne, 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.

dünnan (Cimbrian): to make thin

Definitions

  1. to make thin

Ancestry of “dünnan”, step by step

dünnan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian dünne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriandünnethin
2Middle High Germandünne—
3Old High Germandunnithin
4Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
5Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Cimbrian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianana, an; oblique masculine of a; that
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →