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

Definitions

  1. thin; religious law

Ancestry of “דין”, step by step

דין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German dunni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandunnithin
2Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
3Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Hebrew דִּין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewדִּיןlaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →