Where does “trommehinne” come from?

trommehinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hinne, from Old Norse hinna, from Old Norse hinn, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

trommehinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): an eardrum

Definitions

  1. an eardrum

Ancestry of “trommehinne”, step by step

trommehinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhinnea membrane; a thin layer of something, film, skin
2Old Norsehinnafilm, membrane; genitive plural of hinn
3Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
4Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
5Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem

via Norwegian Nynorsk tromme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrommea drum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jainaz →Every word from Old Norse hinn →
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