Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þinsaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *tens- (“to stretch”). Related to Lithuanian tęsti (“to stretch (out); to continue, extend”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- to stretch
Inflection
editConjugation of *þinsaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þinsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 543-544
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þensanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421