FromMiddle High Germantanne, fromOld High Germantanna, fromProto-Germanic*dannǭ. Cognate withGermanTanne.
Tanne f
FromMiddle High Germantanne, fromOld High Germantanna, fromProto-West Germanic*dannā, fromProto-Germanic*dannǭ, perhaps fromProto-Indo-European*(s)dʰonu(“fir”). Per this hypothesis, related toHittite𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑(GIŠta-na-a-ú/tanau/,“fir”),Bretontann(“sessile oak”),Avestan𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆(θanuuarə,“bow”),Sanskritधनु(dhánu), perhapsLatinfemur(“thigh”).
Tanne f (genitiveTanne,pluralTannen)