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Where does “tenn” come from?

tenn (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish tend, from Middle Irish tendaid.

Ancestry of “tenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtend—
2Middle Irishtendaid—

Words derived from “tenn”

  • teann
  • teann
Every word from Middle Irish tendaid →