Where does “tenaunt” come from?

tenaunt (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenaunt (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “tenaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtenantholder
2Latintenensholding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenaunt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →