Where does “tanche” come from?
tanche (Norman) comes from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
tanche (Norman): tench
Ancestry of “tanche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tenche | tench |
| 2 | Late Latin | tinca | a small fish, the tench |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |