Where does “tenn” come from?

tenn (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ten, from Old Norse teinn, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

tenn (Swedish): tin; pewter, an alloy consisting mostly of tin

Definitions

  1. tin; pewter, an alloy consisting mostly of tin

Ancestry of “tenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishten—
2Old Norseteinntwig; sprout
3Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “tenn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Old Norse teinn →