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

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

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