Zinne

German (Berlin)

/ˈtsɪnə/

noun
Definitions
  • merlon
  • (figurative) mountain peaks; (city's) battlements, towers
  • (Swiss) roof terrace

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zinne inherited from Old High German zinna inherited from Proto-Germanic *tindijō (peak, pinnacle, point) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónt- (tooth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tinnō derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dént-no-, *h₃dónt- (tooth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃dónt-

Gloss

tooth

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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