Where does “tinn” come from?

tinn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

tinn (Norwegian Bokmål): tin; pewter

Definitions

  1. tin; pewter

Ancestry of “tinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetintin
2Proto-Germanictinątin
3Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Old Norse tin →