Where does “ton” come from?

ton (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

ton (Dutch): barrel; ton; 100,000 of some monetary unit,...

Definitions

  1. barrel; ton; 100,000 of some monetary unit,...

Ancestry of “ton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtonne—
2Latintunnatun, box
3Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “ton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →