Where does “Tannan” come from?

Tannan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Tannan (English): Of the island of Tanna; Tannese

Definitions

  1. Of the island of Tanna; Tannese

Ancestry of “Tannan”, step by step

Tannan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Tanna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTannaAny of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE
2Hebrewתַּנָּא—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →