Where does “Zinn” come from?
Zinn (German) comes from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.
Zinn (German): tin
Ancestry of “Zinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zin | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |
Words derived from “Zinn”