Where does “tanighet” come from?
tanighet (Swedish) comes from Dutch tanig, from Dutch taan, from Middle French tan, from Old French tan, from Latin tannum, from Gaulish tannos, from Proto-Celtic tannos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.
tanighet (Swedish): scrawniness, skinniness
Definitions
- scrawniness, skinniness
Ancestry of “tanighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tanig | tawny, brownish, orange brown; colourless; thin,... |
| 2 | Dutch | taan | tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for... |
| 3 | Middle French | tan | — |
| 4 | Old French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 5 | Latin | tannum | oak bark |
| 6 | Gaulish | tannos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | tannos | green oak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰonu | fir |