Where does “tun” come from?
Tun comes from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna, a large cask or barrel.
tun (English): A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the...
Definitions
- A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the...
Ancestry of “tun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 2 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 4 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |