Where does “tonnagh” come from?

tonnagh (Manx) comes from Manx tonn, from Old Irish tonn, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tonnagh (Manx): undulating, billowy, wavy

Definitions

  1. undulating, billowy, wavy

Ancestry of “tonnagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxtonnwave, billow
2Old Irishtonnwave; outpouring; sea
3Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
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