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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*tin—
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—

Words derived from “tyne”

  • tiny
  • teeny
  • tininess
  • tinily
  • tinyness
  • supertiny
  • teeny-weeny
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