Where does “tennisclub” come from?
tennisclub (Dutch) comes from Dutch tennis, from English tennis, from Old French tenez, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tennisclub (Dutch): tennis club
Definitions
- tennis club
Ancestry of “tennisclub”, step by step
tennisclub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tennis | tennis sport |
| 2 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 3 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Dutch club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | club | club, association; club |
| 2 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 3 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 4 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |