Tenne

German (Berlin)

/ˈtɛnə/

noun

Definitions

threshing-floor
(by extension) a barn attached to a farmhouse, which is used (or was originally used) for threshing and/or keeping fodder

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German tenne inherited from Old High German tenni inherited from Proto-Germanic *danjō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*danjō

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

den English
den mother English
denlike English
*danjō Proto-Germanic
den Middle English
tenni Old High German
*denne Middle High German
tenne Middle High German
Denn Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*danni gmw-pro
Tenn Alemannic German