English
Tendenz
Tendenz comes from German Tendenz ‘tendency’, and goes back to French tendre.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttendre
- French, derivedc. 1600–presenttendance‘tendency, propensity’
- Germanc. 1650–presentTendenz‘tendency’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenttendre
- French, derivedc. 1600–presenttendance‘tendency, propensity’
- Germanc. 1650–presentTendenz‘tendency’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French tendre
Today it means
noun The drift or bias of a literary work.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French tendre / Tendenz