Where does “Tunnelzug” come from?

Tunnelzug (German) comes from German Tunnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

Tunnelzug (German): drawcord, drawstring

Definitions

  1. drawcord, drawstring

Ancestry of “Tunnelzug”, step by step

Tunnelzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tunnel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTunneltunnel
2EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →