Where does “tenëor” come from?

tenëor (Old French) comes from French tenir, from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tenëor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtenirto have; to hold
2Middle Frenchtenirto hold
3Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-