Where does “dënn” come from?

dënn (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German dünne, from Old High German dunni, from Proto-West Germanic þunnī, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dënn (Luxembourgish): thin; skinny

Definitions

  1. thin; skinny

Ancestry of “dënn”, step by step

dënn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dünne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandünne—
2Old High Germandunnithin
3Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
4Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Middle High German denne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandenne—
2Old High Germantenni—
3Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
4Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →