Where does “tunne” come from?

tunne (Old English) comes 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.

tunne (Old English): barrel, cask

Definitions

  1. barrel, cask

Ancestry of “tunne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictunnǭ—
2Latintunnatun, box
3Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tunne”

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