Where does “tench” come from?

Tench comes from Middle English tenche, from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂-.

tench (English): A species of freshwater game fish, "Tinca tinca"

Definitions

  1. A species of freshwater game fish, "Tinca tinca"

Ancestry of “tench”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtencheThe tench or a similar fish
2Old Frenchtenchetench
3Late Latintincaa small fish, the tench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Late Latin tinca →Every word from Old French tenche →
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