1. Etymology of the English word tend
the English word
tendderived from the Old French word
tendrederived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-derived from the Latin word
tener (tender; soft)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Derivations in English
tender,
tended,
tendingUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word tend
derived from the English word
tendDerivations in English
goaltendingUsage
Word found in Modern English
