Where does “tonne” come from?

tonne (Middle English) comes from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tonne (Middle English): cask, barrel

Definitions

  1. cask, barrel

Ancestry of “tonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtunnebarrel, cask
2Proto-Germanictunnǭ—
3Latintunnatun, box
4Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →
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