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Where does “tynn” come from?

tynn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

tynn (Norwegian Bokmål): thin; imperative of tynne

Definitions

  1. thin; imperative of tynne

Ancestry of “tynn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþunnrthin
2Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tynn”

  • syltynn
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