Where does “*tain” come from?

*tain (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

*tain (Proto-West Germanic): twig

Definitions

  1. twig

Ancestry of “*tain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
2Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “*tain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →