Where does “atenden” come from?

atenden (Middle English) comes from Old English ātendan, from Old English tendan, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

atenden (Middle English): To set (something) on fire; to kindle

Definitions

  1. To set (something) on fire; to kindle

Ancestry of “atenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishātendanto set on fire, kindle, inflame, trouble, perplex
2Old Englishtendanto kindle
3Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
4Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “atenden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →