Where does “tawné” come from?

tawné (Old French) comes from Old French tané, from Old French taner, from Old French tan, from Latin tannum, from Gaulish tannos, from Proto-Celtic tannos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.

tawné (Old French): Alternative form of tané

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tané

Ancestry of “tawné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtanépast participle of taner; tan; tan-colored cloth
2Old Frenchtanerto tan
3Old Frenchtanpulped oak bark used in the tanning process
4Latintannumoak bark
5Gaulishtannos—
6Proto-Celtictannosgreen oak
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu →Every word from Proto-Celtic tannos →Every word from Gaulish tannos →