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

  1. to stretch, stretch out; spread out; extend; to...

Ancestry of “þennan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanjanąto stretch, to extend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Germanic þanjaną
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