Where does “tendens” come from?

tendens (Dutch) comes from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tendens (Dutch): tendency, inclination

Definitions

  1. tendency, inclination

Ancestry of “tendens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tendere →