Where does “thunne” come from?

thunne (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.

thunne (Middle English): Alternative form of thinne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thinne

Ancestry of “thunne”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →