Where does “thin” come from?
Thin comes from Middle English thinne, from Old English þanne, from Proto-Germanic þan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European só, a demonstrative pronoun meaning that or this.
thin (English): Having little thickness or extent from one...
Definitions
- Having little thickness or extent from one...
Ancestry of “thin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | thinne | thin, narrow, skinny, slender; weak; sparse,... |
| 2 | Old English | þynne | thin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “thin”