dehnen.
to stretch, to make longer or wider by pulling, pushing, extending
Meaning & usage
to stretch, to make longer or wider by pulling, pushing, extending
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German denen, dennen, from Old High German thenen, thennen, from Proto-West Germanic *þannjan, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). The simple -n- was generalised from certain inflected forms of the West Germanic verb. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufþanjan), Latin tenēre.
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