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-.

Root

*tens- (perfective)[1][2]

to stretch

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tens-

*téns-e-ti (thematic root present)[2][3]
- Proto-Germanic: *þinsaną[3] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tánsati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánsati
    - Sanskrit: तंसति (táṃsati), तंसते (táṃsate)
*téns-ye-ti (ye-present)[4][3]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tenstei
  - Latvian: tìest
  - Lithuanian: tę̄sti
  - Old Prussian: tiēnstwei
*te-tons-e ~ te-tn̥s-ḗr (root perfect)[3]
- Proto-Germanic:
  - Gothic: -𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 (-þans)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tatasráy
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tatasráy
    - Sanskrit: ततस्रे (tatasré)
*tons-éye-ti (causative)[2]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tansetei
  - Latvian: tąsýti
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tansáyati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tansáyati
    - Sanskrit: तंसयते (taṃsáyate)
*tóns-u-s[3]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Latvian: tąsus

References

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
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
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þinsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 543
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

[1] 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

[LIV-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

[Kroonen-3] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þinsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 543

[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