Where does “dunni” come from?
dunni (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þunnī, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
dunni (Old High German): thin
Ancestry of “dunni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “dunni”