Where does “tonn” come from?

tonn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tonn, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tonn (Scottish Gaelic): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “tonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtonnwave; outpouring; sea
2Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →