Where does “þynnka” come from?
þynnka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þunnur, 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.
þynnka (Icelandic): the state of being thin; thinness; something that...
Definitions
- the state of being thin; thinness; something that...
Ancestry of “þynnka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | þunnur | thin; hung over |
| 2 | Old Norse | þunnr | thin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |