Where does “tinna” come from?

tinna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinþ, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

tinna (Icelandic): flint

Definitions

  1. flint

Ancestry of “tinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetinna—
2Proto-Germanic*tinþ—
3Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
4Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “tinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →