Where does “tenne” come from?

tenne (German) comes from Middle High German tenne, from Old High German tenni, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

tenne (German): threshing-floor

Definitions

  1. threshing-floor

Ancestry of “tenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantenne—
2Old High Germantenni—
3Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
4Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dani →