Where does “tunne” come from?
tunne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tunna, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
Ancestry of “tunne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | tunna | — |
| 2 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
Words derived from “tunne”