Where does “dünnflüssig” come from?

dünnflüssig (German) comes from German dünn, 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.

dünnflüssig (German): thin, runny, fluid

Definitions

  1. thin, runny, fluid

Ancestry of “dünnflüssig”, step by step

dünnflüssig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dünn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandünnthin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy
2Middle High Germandünne—
3Old High Germandunnithin
4Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
5Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German flüssig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflüssigfluid; liquid; molten
2Old High Germanfluzzīg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →