Where does “Zinn” come from?

Zinn (English) comes from German Zinn, from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

Ancestry of “Zinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZinntin
2Middle High Germanzin
3Old High Germanzin
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom

Words derived from “Zinn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinomEvery word from Proto-Germanic tinąEvery word from Old High German zin