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
Ancestry of “dënn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dünne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dunni | thin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |