An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Thunfisch

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Thunfisch
Friedrich Kluge2508987An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Thunfisch1891John Francis Davis

Thunfisch, m., ‘tunny,’ ModHG. only, from the equiv. Lat. thunnus (Gr. θύννος), whence Ital. tonno, Fr. thon (E. tunny).