Where does “dunk” come from?

dunk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German tunneke, from Middle Low German tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

dunk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a knock impact, or the sound of such a knock

Definitions

  1. a knock impact, or the sound of such a knock

Ancestry of “dunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantunneke—
2Middle Low Germantunnebarrel
3Proto-Germanictunnǭ—
4Latintunnatun, box
5Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
6Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
7Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →