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
  • North Frisian: tenn
• Old Saxon: *tunna
  • Middle Low German: tunne, tonne
    • → Old Norse: tunna
      • Old Danish: tynnæ
        • Danish: tønde
      • Old Swedish: tunna
        • Swedish: tunna
      • Icelandic: tunna
• Old Dutch: *tunna
  • Middle Dutch: tonne
    • Dutch: ton
• Old High German: tunna
  • Middle High German: tunne, tonne
    • German: Tonne