Where does “dünn” come from?

dünn (German) comes from Middle High German dünne, from Old High German dunni, from Proto-West Germanic þunnī, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dünn (German): thin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy

Definitions

  1. thin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy

Ancestry of “dünn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandünne—
2Old High Germandunnithin
3Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
4Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dünn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →