Where does “Tendenzschutz” come from?

Tendenzschutz (German) comes from German Tendenz, from French tendence, from Latin tendēns, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Tendenzschutz (German): editorial policy the political and ideological orientation of a newspaper or magazine

Definitions

  1. editorial policy the political and ideological orientation of a newspaper or magazine

Ancestry of “Tendenzschutz”, step by step

Tendenzschutz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tendenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTendenztendency
2Frenchtendence
3Latintendēnsextending
4Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
5Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German Schütz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchützcontactor
2Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Ancient Greek τένωνEvery word from Latin tendō