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Where does “tendan” come from?

tendan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

tendan (Old English): to kindle

Definitions

  1. to kindle

Ancestry of “tendan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
2Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “tendan”

  • tend
  • tending
  • tind
  • tendeth
  • goaltending
  • tendest
  • teend
  • goaltend
  • tenden
  • teenden
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