Where does “tins” come from?

tins (French) comes from French tenir, from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tins (French): first-person singular past historic of tenir;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past historic of tenir;...

Ancestry of “tins”, step by step

tins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tenir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtenirto have; to hold
2Middle Frenchtenirto hold
3Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via French tin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtina wooden support, often used on watercraft;...
2Middle Frenchtin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →