Where does “tentzeil” come from?
tentzeil (Dutch) comes from Dutch tent, from Middle Dutch tente, from Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin tenta, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tentzeil (Dutch): tarpaulin used to make a tent
Definitions
- tarpaulin used to make a tent
Ancestry of “tentzeil”, step by step
tentzeil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tent | tent; pavillion; a building, especially one used... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tente | — |
| 3 | Old French | tente | tent, temporary hut or other similar building |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tenta | tent; second-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | tentus | stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;... |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |