Where does “dun” come from?

dun (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dunne, from Old Dutch thunni, 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.

dun (Dutch): thin, slender; sparse; runny

Definitions

  1. thin, slender; sparse; runny

Ancestry of “dun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →