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Where does “tønne” come from?

tønne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tunna.

tønne (Norwegian Bokmål): a barrel; cylinder

Definitions

  1. a barrel; cylinder

Ancestry of “tønne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetunna—
Every word from Old Norse tunna →