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

  1. the state of being thin; thinness; something that...

Ancestry of “þynnka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþunnurthin; hung over
2Old Norseþunnrthin
3Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →