Where does “tonn” come from?
tonn (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-West Germanic *dannā, from Proto-Germanic dannǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.
tonn (Vilamovian): fir
Ancestry of “tonn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | tanne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | tanna | fir wood |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dannā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dannǭ | pine, fir |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰonu | fir |