Where does “tun” come from?
tun (Danish) comes from Danish tunfisk, from German Thunfisch, from German fisch, from Yiddish פֿיש, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną — he, she.
tun (Danish): tuna; tuna fish; tun
Definitions
- tuna; tuna fish; tun
Ancestry of “tun”, step by step
tun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tunfisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tunfisk | — |
| 2 | German | Thunfisch | tuna; tunafish |
| 3 | German | fisch | fish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water |
| 4 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 5 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 6 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |