Where does “tin” come from?
Tin comes from Middle English tin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European túh₂.
tin (English): A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant...
Definitions
- A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant...
Ancestry of “tin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tin | Alternative form of þin; tin |
| 2 | Old English | tin | tin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |