Where does “tunne” come from?

tunne (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.

tunne (Middle English): cask; barrel

Definitions

  1. cask; barrel

Ancestry of “tunne”, 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

Words derived from “tunne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →