Where does “goaltend” come from?

goaltend (English) comes from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

goaltend (English): To engage in goaltending, interference with the...

Definitions

  1. To engage in goaltending, interference with the...

Ancestry of “goaltend”, step by step

goaltend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtendTo make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be...
2Middle EnglishtendenTo ignite; to light or set on fire
3Middle Englishattendento attend
4Old Frenchatendreto wait
5Latinattendōto pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English goal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoalA result that one is attempting to achieve; In...
2Middle Englishgolboundary, limit
3Old Englishgālobstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;...
4Basquegailudevice
5Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-