Where does “דין” come from?
דין (Yiddish) comes from Old High German dunni, from Proto-West Germanic þunnī, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
דין (Yiddish): thin; religious law
Ancestry of “דין”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | dunni | thin |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |