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

Definitions

  1. tench

Ancestry of “tanche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtenchetench
2Late Latintincaa small fish, the tench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂-Every word from Late Latin tincaEvery word from Old French tenche
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