Where does “тегне” come from?

тегне (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

тегне (Macedonian): to pull, tug

Definitions

  1. to pull, tug

Ancestry of “тегне”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →