Where does “tunnsådd” come from?

tunnsådd (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.

tunnsådd (Swedish): thin, sparse, scarce

Definitions

  1. thin, sparse, scarce

Ancestry of “tunnsådd”, step by step

tunnsådd 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 Livonian sadd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniansaddfall
2Middle Englishsadsated, weary having had enough
3Old Englishsædfull, sated; weary; seed
4Proto-West Germanic*sād—
5Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →