Where does “tin” come from?
tin (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch tien, from Middle Dutch tien, from Old Dutch tēn, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
tin (Sranan Tongo): ten
Ancestry of “tin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tien | ten |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tien | ten; to pull, draw; to go |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |