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Where does “Tenne” come from?

Tenne (German) comes from Middle High German tenne, from Old High German tenni, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Tenne (German): threshing-floor; a barn attached to a farmhouse,...

Definitions

  1. threshing-floor; a barn attached to a farmhouse,...

Ancestry of “Tenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantenne—
2Old High Germantenni—
3Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
4Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →