Where does “tenwis” come from?

tenwis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenwis (Proto-Italic): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “tenwis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →
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