Where does “hauchdünn” come from?
hauchdünn (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.
hauchdünn (German): razor-thin; sheer
Ancestry of “hauchdünn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | dünn | thin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy |
| 2 | Middle High German | dünne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dunni | thin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |