Where does “taan” come from?

taan (Dutch) comes from Middle French tan, from Old French tan, from Latin tannum, from Gaulish tannos, from Proto-Celtic tannos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.

taan (Dutch): tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for...

Definitions

  1. tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for...

Ancestry of “taan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtan—
2Old Frenchtanpulped oak bark used in the tanning process
3Latintannumoak bark
4Gaulishtannos—
5Proto-Celtictannosgreen oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir

Words derived from “taan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu →Every word from Proto-Celtic tannos →Every word from Gaulish tannos →