tin English · revision 13328

− It is [[inh|ang|tin|t=tin]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *tinam,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) source also of Dutch tin, German [[m|de|Zinn]] and Old Norse tin, of unknown origin;^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) it is not found outside Germanic, Irish tinne being borrowed from English.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The American Heritage note suggests the Germanic peoples may have borrowed it from a pre-Indo-European language of western Europe.^(AHD) The chemical symbol Sn is from Late Latin stannum.^(Etymonline)