Where does “þinhtaz” come from?

þinhtaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þinhtaz (Proto-Germanic): tight

Definitions

  1. tight

Ancestry of “þinhtaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þinhtaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →