Where does “tenaunt” come from?

tenaunt (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tenaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormantenauntAlternative form of tenant; Alternative form of...
2Old Frenchtenantholder
3Latintenensholding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenaunt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Italic tenēōEvery word from Latin teneō