Where does “tonn” come from?
tonn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tonn (Old Irish): wave; outpouring; sea
Ancestry of “tonn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
Words derived from “tonn”