Where does “cellofantunn” come from?

cellofantunn (Swedish) comes from Swedish tunn, from Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

cellofantunn (Swedish): very thin (and brittle and transparent), thin as cellophane

Definitions

  1. very thin (and brittle and transparent), thin as cellophane

Ancestry of “cellofantunn”, step by step

cellofantunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtunnthin; having small thickness; scanty, thin;...
2Old Norseþunnrthin
3Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Swedish cellofan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcellofan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →