Etymology of the English word tenterhook
the English word
tenterhookderived from the English word
tenterderived from the Medieval Latin word
tentorium (tent)
derived from the Latin word
tentusderived 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 English word
hookderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keg-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khokazUsage
Word found in Modern English
