Where does “tunna” come from?

tunna (Faroese) comes from Middle Low German tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tunna (Faroese): ton; 8 "skeppur"; crow's nest

Definitions

  1. ton; 8 "skeppur"; crow's nest

Ancestry of “tunna”, step by step

tunna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German tunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantunnebarrel
2Proto-Germanictunnǭ—
3Latintunnatun, box
4Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

via Old Norse tunna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetunna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →