Where does “обтягивать” come from?

обтягивать (Russian) comes from Russian обтяну́ть, from Russian тяну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

обтягивать (Russian): to cover; to fit close; to bowse taut, to bowse...

Definitions

  1. to cover; to fit close; to bowse taut, to bowse...

Ancestry of “обтягивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобтяну́тьto cover (furniture)
2Russianтяну́тьto pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
3Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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