English
thinwire
From thin + wire.
Proto-Indo-European *tenh₂- ‘to stretch’
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Proto-Germanic *þunnuz ‘thin’
Proto-West Germanic *þunnī ‘thin’
Old English þynne ‘thin’
Middle English thinne ‘thin’
English thin
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- ‘to turn’
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros ‘a twist’
Proto-Germanic *wīraz
Old English wīr ‘wire’
Middle English wir
English wire
Today it means
noun 10BASE2, a form of Ethernet using thin coaxial cable
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thinwire”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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