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Where does “thinne” come from?

thinne (Middle English) comes from Old English þynne, 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.

thinne (Middle English): thin, narrow, skinny, slender; weak; sparse,...

Definitions

  1. thin, narrow, skinny, slender; weak; sparse,...

Ancestry of “thinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþynnethin
2Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
3Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “thinne”

  • thy
  • thin
  • thinner
  • thinly
  • ultrathin
  • thinnish
  • thysen
  • thinnet
  • superthin
  • semithin
  • thissen
  • microthin
  • overthin
  • thinny
  • nonthin
  • nanothin
  • quasithin
  • 天拿水
  • tinneri
  • thy
  • thi
  • thin
  • dinigar
  • dineskar
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