Where does “Tonne” come from?

Tonne (German) comes from Middle High German tunne, from Old High German tunna, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

Tonne (German): barrel, vat, tun, drum; tonne, ton, metric ton;...

Definitions

  1. barrel, vat, tun, drum; tonne, ton, metric ton;...

Ancestry of “Tonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantunne—
2Old High Germantunna—
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

Words derived from “Tonne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →
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