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tenir
Middle French
verb
Definitions
to hold
Etymology
Inherited from Old French tenir.
Origin
Old French
tenir
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
*tenīre
Latin
tenēre
Latin
tenere
Italian
maintenir
French
tenir
French
tenon
French
tènement
French
tener
Spanish, Castilian
maintenir
Old French
meintenir
Old French
tenir
Old French
tenir
Norman
tni
Walloon
Derived Terms