Where does “þunnr” come from?

þunnr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þunnr (Old Norse): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “þunnr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þunnr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →