Where does “semithin” come from?
semithin (English) comes from English thin, from Middle English thinne, from Old English þynne, 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.
semithin (English): somewhat thin
Definitions
- somewhat thin
Ancestry of “semithin”, step by step
semithin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thin | Having little thickness or extent from one... |
| 2 | Middle English | thinne | thin, narrow, skinny, slender; weak; sparse,... |
| 3 | Old English | þynne | thin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |