Where does “loddetin” come from?

loddetin (Danish) comes from Danish tin, from Old Norse tin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

loddetin (Danish): tin solder

Definitions

  1. tin solder

Ancestry of “loddetin”, step by step

loddetin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtintin metal, metallic element
2Old Norsetintin
3Proto-Germanictinątin
4Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—

via Danish lodde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishloddecapelin, "Mallotus villosus"; sound; plumb
2Norwegianlodde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Old Norse tin →