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Where does “þinsaną” come from?

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

þinsaną (Proto-Germanic): to stretch

Definitions

  1. to stretch

Ancestry of “þinsaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantens-to stretch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þinsaną”

  • dinsen
  • thinsan
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