Where does “tænde” come from?

tænde (Danish) comes from Old Danish tændæ, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

tænde (Danish): to kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...

Definitions

  1. to kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...

Ancestry of “tænde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishtændæ—
2Old Norsetenda—
3Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
4Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “tænde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →
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