Tinne

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Tinn

Etymology

From Middle Low German tinne, from Old Saxon *tinna, from Proto-Germanic *tinnǭ, *tinnō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Cognate with Dutch tinne, German Zinne.

Noun

Tinne f (plural Tinnen)

1. prong, tine
2. tenon