English

tenderstem

From tender + stem, originally a trademark.

A compound of tender + stem

Latin tener ‘soft, delicate’

Anglo-Norman tendre

Middle English tender

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, stay’

Proto-Germanic *stamniz ‘stem, tree stalk’

Proto-West Germanic *stamni

Old English stemn

Middle English stem

English stem

Today it means

noun A vegetable that is a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / tenderstem