Where does “syltynn” come from?

syltynn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tynn, from Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

syltynn (Norwegian Bokmål): very slim or thin, literally "thin as an awl"

Definitions

  1. very slim or thin, literally "thin as an awl"

Ancestry of “syltynn”, step by step

syltynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltynnthin; imperative of tynne
2Old Norseþunnrthin
3Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Norwegian Bokmål syl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsylan awl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →