Where does “сте́гнути” come from?

сте́гнути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

сте́гнути (Serbo-Croatian): to constringe, constrict, tighten

Definitions

  1. to constringe, constrict, tighten

Ancestry of “сте́гнути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “сте́гнути”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →