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
Ancestry of “tunnelsyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tunnel | a tunnel; nutmeg |
| 2 | English | Tunnel | — |
| 3 | Old French | tonel | barrel |
| 4 | Old French | tone | large barrel |
| 5 | Late Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | tunna | hide, skin |