Where does “tyne” come from?

tyne (Middle English) comes from Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

tyne (Middle English): Alternative form of tin; very small

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tin; very small

Ancestry of “tyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtinAlternative form of þin; tin
2Old Englishtintin
3Proto-West Germanic*tintin metal
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tin →