Etymology of the English word tunnel
the English word
tunnelderived from the Old French word
tonelderived from the Old French word
tonnellederived from the Old French word
tonnederived from the Latin word
tunnaDate
The earliest known usage of tunnel in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
chunnel,
tunnelling,
tunneled,
tunnelingDerivations in other languages
Spanish
túnelCognates
Dutch
tunnel, French
tunnel, German
Tunnel, Lithuanian
tunelis, Norwegian
tunnel, Polish
tunel, Russian
тyннeль, Swedish
tunnelUsage
Word found in Modern English
