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

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “tin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtienten
2Middle Dutchtienten; to pull, draw; to go
3Old Dutchtēn—
4Proto-West Germanictehunten
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehun →