Where does “tenge” come from?

tenge (Middle English) comes from Middle English tenche, from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

tenge (Middle English): Alternative form of tenche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tenche

Ancestry of “tenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtencheThe tench or a similar fish
2Old Frenchtenchetench
3Late Latintincaa small fish, the tench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Late Latin tinca →Every word from Old French tenche →