Etymology

Zinn

Z10I1N1N1

Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Zinn ← Middle High German zin ← Old High German zin
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*tiną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*tin
  3. Old High Germanzin
  4. Middle High Germanzin
  5. GermanZinn
  6. English todayZinn

Borrowed from German Zinn.

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