Where does “þunnur” come from?

þunnur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þunnur (Icelandic): thin; hung over

Definitions

  1. thin; hung over

Ancestry of “þunnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþunnrthin
2Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þunnur”

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