Tun
/tʌn/noun
A large cask or barrel, especially one used for storing liquids.
Did you know?The word goes back to a pre-English Germanic term for a vat or cask, and it’s the same deep root that gave English its everyday word for a sealed container of liquid power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tunnō
“a cask, vat, or large container”
Old English
OE
tunne
“a large cask or barrel”
Middle English
ME
tun
“a large cask, especially for wine or ale”
Modern English
English
tun
“a very large cask or barrel”