Where does “zinnfarben” come from?

zinnfarben (German) comes from German Zinn, from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

zinnfarben (German): a silvery-white color, like the color of tin

Definitions

  1. a silvery-white color, like the color of tin

Ancestry of “zinnfarben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZinntin
2Middle High Germanzin—
3Old High Germanzin—
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Old High German zin →