Feminine

Tanne

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fir (genus Abies)

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Fribourg

tòòna

Basel-Landschaft

danne

Fribourg

tana

Fribourg

tane

Fribourg

tòònì

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtanə/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Hittite

Cognate with Breton

Cognate with Avestan

Cognate with Sanskrit

Cognate with Latin

In summary

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-West Germanic *dannā, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰonu (“fir”). Per this hypothesis, related to Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (^(GIŠ)ta-na-a-ú /⁠tanau⁠/, “fir”), Breton tann (“sessile oak”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuar^ə, “bow”), Sanskrit धनु (dhánu), perhaps Latin femur (“thigh”).