Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tens-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Extended form of *ten- (to stretch, extend).[1]

Root

*tens- (perfective)[2][3]

  1. to stretch

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tens- not found
  • *téns-e-ti (thematic root present)[3][1]
    • Proto-Germanic: *þinsaną[1] (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tánsati
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánsati
        • Sanskrit: तंसति (táṃsati), तंसते (táṃsate)
  • *téns-ye-ti (ye-present)[4][1]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tenstei
      • Latvian: tìest
      • Lithuanian: tę̃sti
      • Old Prussian: tiēnstwei
  • *te-tons-e ~ te-tn̥s-ḗr (root perfect)[1]
    • Proto-Germanic:
      • Gothic: -𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 (-þans)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tatasráy
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tatasráy
        • Sanskrit: ततस्रे (tatasré)
  • *tons-éye-ti (causative)[3]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tanseitei
      • Lithuanian: tąsýti
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tansáyati
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tansáyati
        • Sanskrit: तंसयते (taṃsáyate)
  • *tóns-u-s[1]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Lithuanian: tąsus

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þinsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 543-4
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) “*ten-s-”, in The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 387
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*tens-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 629
  4. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “tęsti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 464