Where does “tanne” come from?
tanne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tanna, from Proto-West Germanic *dannā, from Proto-Germanic dannǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.
Ancestry of “tanne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | tanna | fir wood |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dannā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dannǭ | pine, fir |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰonu | fir |
Words derived from “tanne”