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Where does “tunnǭ” come from?

tunnǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

Ancestry of “tunnǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintunnatun, box
2Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tunnǭ”

  • Charleston
  • ton
  • tun
  • tundish
  • tonner
  • Charlestonian
  • tunnage
  • gigaton
  • multiton
  • tonish
  • teraton
  • crapton
  • asston
  • exaton
  • zettaton
  • petaton
  • fuckton
  • shitton
  • tuns
  • тун
  • 噸
  • megatonni
  • tonni
  • kymppitonni
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