Where does “thunni” come from?

thunni (Old Saxon) 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.

thunni (Old Saxon): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “thunni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
2Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →