Where does “þennan” come from?
þennan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
þennan (Old English): to stretch, stretch out; spread out; extend; to...
Definitions
- to stretch, stretch out; spread out; extend; to...
Ancestry of “þennan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þanjaną | to stretch, to extend |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |