Where does “thennian” come from?

thennian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

thennian (Old Saxon): to stretch, to extend

Definitions

  1. to stretch, to extend

Ancestry of “thennian”, 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 →