Where does “tauni” come from?
tauni (Middle English) comes from Old French tané, from Old French taner, from Old French tan, from Latin tannum, from Gaulish tannos, from Proto-Celtic tannos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.
Ancestry of “tauni”, step by step
tauni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French tané
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tané | past participle of taner; tan; tan-colored cloth |
| 2 | Old French | taner | to tan |
| 3 | Old French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 4 | Latin | tannum | oak bark |
| 5 | Gaulish | tannos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | tannos | green oak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰonu | fir |
via Anglo-Norman tawné
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | tawné | Alternative form of tané |