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
- barrel, vat, tun, drum; tonne, ton, metric ton;...
Ancestry of “Tonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tunne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | tunna | — |
| 3 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
Words derived from “Tonne”