Where does “tunnelsyn” come from?

tunnelsyn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tunnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tunnelsyn (Norwegian Nynorsk): tunnel vision

Definitions

  1. tunnel vision

Ancestry of “tunnelsyn”, step by step

tunnelsyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tunnel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktunnela tunnel; nutmeg
2EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

via Norwegian Nynorsk syn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksyn<br>; sight, eyesight, vision; a sight
2Old Norsesýnsight, eyesight; appearance, look
3Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →