Where does “tenel” come from?

tenel (Middle English) comes from Old English tēnil, from Proto-Germanic tainilaz, from Proto-Germanic tainijǭ, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

tenel (Middle English): A wicker basket

Definitions

  1. A wicker basket

Ancestry of “tenel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēnil—
2Proto-Germanictainilaz—
3Proto-Germanictainijǭwickerwork; wicker basket
4Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
5Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainijǭ →