Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tunnā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tunna (“tun”).

Noun

*tunnā f

  1. tun, large cask

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *tunnā
Genitive *tunnōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tunnā *tunnōn
Accusative *tunnōn *tunnōn
Genitive *tunnōn *tunnōnō
Dative *tunnōn *tunnōm, *tunnum
Instrumental *tunnōn *tunnōm, *tunnum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *tonnā, *tunnu

Descendants

  • Old English: tunne
    • Middle English: tunne, tonne
      • English: ton, tun
  • Old Frisian: tunne, tonne
  • Old Saxon: *tunna
  • Old Dutch: tunna[1]

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “ton1”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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