Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tin

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

From Proto-Germanic *tiną (“tin”).

Noun

*tin n

  1. tin (metal)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *tin
Genitive *tinas
Singular Plural
Nominative *tin *tinu
Accusative *tin *tinu
Genitive *tinas *tinō
Dative *tinē *tinum
Instrumental *tinu *tinum

Descendants

  • Old English: tin
    • Middle English: tyn, tin, tyne, tynne
      • English: tin
        • → Atong (India): tin
        • → Iban: tin
        • → Indonesian: tin
        • → Norman: tinne
        • Tok Pisin: tin
      • Scots: tin
  • Old Frisian: tinn
    • Saterland Frisian: Tin
    • West Frisian: tin
  • Old Saxon: tin
    • Middle Low German: tin, ten
      • German Low German: Tinn
  • Old Dutch: *tin
  • Old High German: zin
    • Middle High German: zin
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